Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Bernh. Tauchnitz jun., 1850 - 349 pages |
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... appeared before Madras , and compelled the town and fort to capitulate . The keys were delivered up ; the French colours were displayed on Fort St. George ; and the contents of the Company's warehouses were seized as prize of war by the ...
... appeared before Madras , and compelled the town and fort to capitulate . The keys were delivered up ; the French colours were displayed on Fort St. George ; and the contents of the Company's warehouses were seized as prize of war by the ...
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... appeared as the competitor of Nazir Jung . Chunda Sahib , son - in - law of a former Nabob of the Carnatic , disputed the title of Anaverdy Khan . In the unsettled state of Indian law , it was easy for both Mirzapha Jung and Chunda ...
... appeared as the competitor of Nazir Jung . Chunda Sahib , son - in - law of a former Nabob of the Carnatic , disputed the title of Anaverdy Khan . In the unsettled state of Indian law , it was easy for both Mirzapha Jung and Chunda ...
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... appeared in all the move- ments of the English , except where he was personally present , protracted the struggle . The Mahrattas muttered that his soldiers were of a different race from the British whom they found elsewhere . The ...
... appeared in all the move- ments of the English , except where he was personally present , protracted the struggle . The Mahrattas muttered that his soldiers were of a different race from the British whom they found elsewhere . The ...
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Thomas Babington Macaulay. which were four hundred French troops , appeared almost under the guns of Fort St. George and laid waste the villas and gardens of the gentlemen of the English settlement . But he was again encountered and ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay. which were four hundred French troops , appeared almost under the guns of Fort St. George and laid waste the villas and gardens of the gentlemen of the English settlement . But he was again encountered and ...
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... appearance of concord was quite delusive . The administration itself was distracted by bitter enmities and conflicting pretensions . The chief object of its members was to depress and supplant each other . The prime minister , Newcastle ...
... appearance of concord was quite delusive . The administration itself was distracted by bitter enmities and conflicting pretensions . The chief object of its members was to depress and supplant each other . The prime minister , Newcastle ...
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