Warren Hastings: A BiographyAllen, 1878 - 383 páginas |
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... once more hoisted his country's flag at Chatanatti , one of the three villages which after- wards grew into the capital of British India . years From that time for more than half a century the Company's servants in India kept clear of ...
... once more hoisted his country's flag at Chatanatti , one of the three villages which after- wards grew into the capital of British India . years From that time for more than half a century the Company's servants in India kept clear of ...
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... once began his march upon Calcutta , with the troops he had gathered for the chastisement of a rebellious vassal in Parniah . What followed must be told in the fewest words . At the first sight of an army 50,000 strong a great panic ...
... once began his march upon Calcutta , with the troops he had gathered for the chastisement of a rebellious vassal in Parniah . What followed must be told in the fewest words . At the first sight of an army 50,000 strong a great panic ...
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... once more flying over the ramparts of Fort William , and about a month later he bore his part in that daring attack on Suraj - ad - daula's camp , which first inspired the boastful despot of Bengal with a wholesome respect for English ...
... once more flying over the ramparts of Fort William , and about a month later he bore his part in that daring attack on Suraj - ad - daula's camp , which first inspired the boastful despot of Bengal with a wholesome respect for English ...
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... once rejected were soon granted by the crestfallen Nawáb , and before the middle of February a treaty had been signed which not only compensated the English for most of their recent losses , but empowered them to fortify Calcutta and ...
... once rejected were soon granted by the crestfallen Nawáb , and before the middle of February a treaty had been signed which not only compensated the English for most of their recent losses , but empowered them to fortify Calcutta and ...
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... once hoped to drive into the sea . On the 15th of the following January , the capital of French India was surrendered by its starving garrison , and three months later the last French strong- hold in Southern India succumbed to the ...
... once hoped to drive into the sea . On the 15th of the following January , the capital of French India was surrendered by its starving garrison , and three months later the last French strong- hold in Southern India succumbed to the ...
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