The British Quarterly Review, 30. köideHenry Allon Hodder and Stoughton, 1859 |
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... result . It seems probable , nevertheless , that if in 1775 a great display of British force had been made , or if some months afterwards Ame- rica had been regularly invaded , the rebellion might have been checked for a time , and the ...
... result . It seems probable , nevertheless , that if in 1775 a great display of British force had been made , or if some months afterwards Ame- rica had been regularly invaded , the rebellion might have been checked for a time , and the ...
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... result due chiefly to the inefficiency of Sir William Howe and the ability of Washington , and in part to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances . For this , however , Lord Corn- wallis is in no sense responsible , as until 1780 he ...
... result due chiefly to the inefficiency of Sir William Howe and the ability of Washington , and in part to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances . For this , however , Lord Corn- wallis is in no sense responsible , as until 1780 he ...
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... result of any act of his own , or any particular order , than of the general strategy of his commander , who , having in- cautiously divided his forces , was unable to concentrate them when it became necessary . * In the month of August ...
... result of any act of his own , or any particular order , than of the general strategy of his commander , who , having in- cautiously divided his forces , was unable to concentrate them when it became necessary . * In the month of August ...
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... result of the isolation of the British forces , and inflicted on their cause an irreparable dis- aster . A new admiral took the command of the French fleet which had lain at Rhode Island inactive for almost a year , and immediately ...
... result of the isolation of the British forces , and inflicted on their cause an irreparable dis- aster . A new admiral took the command of the French fleet which had lain at Rhode Island inactive for almost a year , and immediately ...
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... result had been that the government of the Company had become execrated in India , and yet was feeble and liable to subversion , and that the remark of Burke was true that our protection was becoming the destruction of India , and was ...
... result had been that the government of the Company had become execrated in India , and yet was feeble and liable to subversion , and that the remark of Burke was true that our protection was becoming the destruction of India , and was ...
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