The Historians' History of the World: The British colonies, The United States (early colonial period)Henry Smith Williams Outlook Company, 1904 |
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... Lord Ma- caulay's estimate of Clive , 80 . CHAPTER III WARREN HASTINGS , CORNWALLIS , AND THE WELLESLEYS ( 1772-1806 A.D. ) 82 . English troops lent for the destruction of the Rohillas , 85. Hastings under charges ; Nandkumar put out of ...
... Lord Ma- caulay's estimate of Clive , 80 . CHAPTER III WARREN HASTINGS , CORNWALLIS , AND THE WELLESLEYS ( 1772-1806 A.D. ) 82 . English troops lent for the destruction of the Rohillas , 85. Hastings under charges ; Nandkumar put out of ...
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... lord mayor in the chair , and agreed to form an association for the purpose of trading directly with India . Queen Elizabeth also sent Sir John Mildenhall by Constantinople to the great Mughal to apply for privi- leges for the English ...
... lord mayor in the chair , and agreed to form an association for the purpose of trading directly with India . Queen Elizabeth also sent Sir John Mildenhall by Constantinople to the great Mughal to apply for privi- leges for the English ...
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... Lord Clive . " Oh God ! " thus in another passage citing the Koran , he concludes : " Oh God ! come to the assistance of thy afflicted servants , and deliver them from the oppressions . they bear ! " DISCORDS AND INTRIGUES IN ENGLAND ...
... Lord Clive . " Oh God ! " thus in another passage citing the Koran , he concludes : " Oh God ! come to the assistance of thy afflicted servants , and deliver them from the oppressions . they bear ! " DISCORDS AND INTRIGUES IN ENGLAND ...
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... Lord Clive in assembling the council , showing them the full powers of his committee , and announcing his peremptory will . To Sujah - ud - Daula , who continued to bear the rank and title of vizir , he gave back the greater part of ...
... Lord Clive in assembling the council , showing them the full powers of his committee , and announcing his peremptory will . To Sujah - ud - Daula , who continued to bear the rank and title of vizir , he gave back the greater part of ...
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... Lord Clive's rules . Such charges , however , could not fail to make some impression on both the ministry and parliament of England . Even allowing them to be unfounded , there was yet an ample growth of abuses , rank and stubborn , to ...
... Lord Clive's rules . Such charges , however , could not fail to make some impression on both the ministry and parliament of England . Even allowing them to be unfounded , there was yet an ample growth of abuses , rank and stubborn , to ...
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