Correspondence of Charles, First Marquis Cornwallis, Band 1J. Murray, 1859 |
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... considered that as a military man , he could not decline any em- ployment offered to him . One great man took a different line . When Lord Pitt1 returned in 1776 from Canada , where he had been Aide - de - Camp to Sir Guy Carleton ...
... considered that as a military man , he could not decline any em- ployment offered to him . One great man took a different line . When Lord Pitt1 returned in 1776 from Canada , where he had been Aide - de - Camp to Sir Guy Carleton ...
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... considered the powers of the Governor- General too limited . Ultimately he was induced to waive his objections ; but the political changes in 1783 put an end to the proposed nomination . With the exception of a short mission to ...
... considered the powers of the Governor- General too limited . Ultimately he was induced to waive his objections ; but the political changes in 1783 put an end to the proposed nomination . With the exception of a short mission to ...
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... considered so serious , that Lord Cornwallis , yielding to the earnest solicitations of Mr. Pitt , agreed to go again to India to quell the spirit of insubordination . After being sworn in as Governor - General , Feb. 1797 ...
... considered so serious , that Lord Cornwallis , yielding to the earnest solicitations of Mr. Pitt , agreed to go again to India to quell the spirit of insubordination . After being sworn in as Governor - General , Feb. 1797 ...
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... considered his own position so precarious , that he thought it neces- sary to seize the arms and stores ( partly private property ) at Charlestown ( a suburb of Boston ) , Cambridge , and other places ; and to throw up some ...
... considered his own position so precarious , that he thought it neces- sary to seize the arms and stores ( partly private property ) at Charlestown ( a suburb of Boston ) , Cambridge , and other places ; and to throw up some ...
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... considered one of his best officers , was another severe blow . He was surprised Dec. 13 while at breakfast in a tavern , only a few miles from the main body of his corps , by a patrol under Colonel Harcourt , who carried him safely to ...
... considered one of his best officers , was another severe blow . He was surprised Dec. 13 while at breakfast in a tavern , only a few miles from the main body of his corps , by a patrol under Colonel Harcourt , who carried him safely to ...
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