How India was Won by England Under Clive and Hastings: With a Chapter of AfghanistanHodder and Stoughton, 1881 - 312 pages |
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... Suadiva Atoll Equa Kerguelen 70 Equatorial Channel Addoo Atoll British Territory coloured Dutch Possessions b ( Br ) -British : ( P ) - Portugu S 75 Longitude E. of HOW INDIA WAS WON BY ENGLAND UNDER CLIVE AND HASTINGS.
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... territorial additions and annexations were made . A.D. 1553. Earliest expedition to the East in the reign of Edward VI . 1600. First chartered company for trading with the East by Queen Elizabeth . 1613. The earliest treaty of Surat ...
... territorial additions and annexations were made . A.D. 1553. Earliest expedition to the East in the reign of Edward VI . 1600. First chartered company for trading with the East by Queen Elizabeth . 1613. The earliest treaty of Surat ...
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... territories to the British crown . 1877. Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India by Act of Parliament . 1879. The second war in Afghanistan . British embassy at Cabul . Massacre of the 1880. Victory of Sir Fredrick Roberts at Baba ...
... territories to the British crown . 1877. Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India by Act of Parliament . 1879. The second war in Afghanistan . British embassy at Cabul . Massacre of the 1880. Victory of Sir Fredrick Roberts at Baba ...
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... territory , and a real dominion by treaty at all risks , by which they might become independent of the Great Mogul ... territories and their armies became a principle of self - preservation ; and at the end of every one of those numerous ...
... territory , and a real dominion by treaty at all risks , by which they might become independent of the Great Mogul ... territories and their armies became a principle of self - preservation ; and at the end of every one of those numerous ...
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... territory , as well as factories at Cuddalore , Musilipatam , and other places . In Bengal , Fort William , with the rising city of Calcutta and its adjoining territory , with factories at Patna , Balasore , Raj - Mahal , and other ...
... territory , as well as factories at Cuddalore , Musilipatam , and other places . In Bengal , Fort William , with the rising city of Calcutta and its adjoining territory , with factories at Patna , Balasore , Raj - Mahal , and other ...
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Afghan Afghanistan Akbur Khan allies Ameer Arcot army arrived attack Benares Bengal Bombay British Empire Cabul Calcutta Candahar capture Carnatic century Cheyt Singh Chinsurah Chunda Sahib Clive Colonel command Court of Directors Crown death Deccan defeat Delhi Dhost Mohammed directors at home Douranee Dowlah Dupleix Dutch East India Company Emperor Empire in India enemy England English European fleet force Francis French Futteh Khan garrison Governor Governor-General Hindostan honour Hooghly hundred Hyder Hyder Ali kingdom of Mysore Lord Lawrence Lord North Madras Mahmoud Mahratta Meer Cassim Meer Jaffier ment Mogul Mogul Empire Moorshedabad Mysore Nabob Nasir Jung native Nund Comar obtained officers Peshawur Plassey Pondicherry possession presidency Prince proved Rajah received Rohillas Rughoba ruler sent Sepoys Shah Soojah Shah Zada Shere Ali siege soldiers sovereign Supreme Council Suráj-ood-Dowlah Surat territory thousand throne Tippoo Tippoo Sahib treaty troops Viceroy victory Warren Hastings Zemaun
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Page xiv - Firmly relying ourselves on the truth of Christianity, and acknowledging with gratitude the solace of religion, we disclaim alike the right and the desire to impose our convictions on any of our subjects.
Page 119 - His name stands high on the roll of conquerors. But it is found in a better list, in the list of those who have done and suffered much for the happiness of mankind.
Page 153 - Directors, moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a bill " for the better regulation of the affairs of the East India Company and of their servants in India, and for the due administration of justice in Bengal.
Page xiii - Derby would write it himself, in his excellent language, bearing in mind that it is a female sovereign who speaks to more than a hundred millions of Eastern people on assuming the direct government over them, and after Preface. xiii a bloody civil war giving them pledges which her future reign is to redeem, and explaining the principles of her government.
Page 22 - The truth is," says Sir John Malcolm, in his Sketch of the Political History of India, " that from the day on which the Company's troops marched one mile from their factories, the increase of their territories and their armies became a principle of self-preservation...
Page 162 - Indian government has only to let it be understood that it wishes a particular man to be ruined; and, in twenty-four hours, it will be furnished with grave charges, supported by depositions so full and circumstantial that any person unaccustomed to Asiatic mendacity would regard them as decisive.
Page 281 - We desire no extension of our present territorial possessions ; and, while we will permit no aggression upon our dominions or our rights to be attempted with impunity, we shall sanction no encroachment on those of others.
Page xiv - Government for the benefit of all Our Subjects resident therein. In their prosperity will be Our strength, in their contentment Our security, and in their gratitude Our best reward. And may the God of all Power grant to Us, and to those in Authority under Us, strength to carry out these Our wishes for the good of Our people.
Page xviii - If we say the darkness shall cover us, in the darkness as in the light, our obligations are yet with us. We cannot escape their power, nor fly from their presence. They are with us in this life, will be with us at its close, and in that scene of inconceivable solemnity, which lies yet...