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... Campaign . " What public offices did he afterwards hold ? Enter into his merits as a political writer and as a statesman . 199. What were his dramatic compositions ? Give the substance of the criticism by Dennis on " Cato . " Account ...
... Campaign . " What public offices did he afterwards hold ? Enter into his merits as a political writer and as a statesman . 199. What were his dramatic compositions ? Give the substance of the criticism by Dennis on " Cato . " Account ...
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... campaigns undertaken by Hastings against each of these . 290. Illustrate the evil effects of transplanting English law into India . 291. State the means whereby Hastings preserved India in the most perilous crisis of the British Empire ...
... campaigns undertaken by Hastings against each of these . 290. Illustrate the evil effects of transplanting English law into India . 291. State the means whereby Hastings preserved India in the most perilous crisis of the British Empire ...
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... campaign in Catalonia , dwelling on the natural features of the country , the lines of communications with France , the failures of Swartz and Chabran , the energy of Caldagues and Lord Cochrane , the great mistakes and the cruelty of ...
... campaign in Catalonia , dwelling on the natural features of the country , the lines of communications with France , the failures of Swartz and Chabran , the energy of Caldagues and Lord Cochrane , the great mistakes and the cruelty of ...
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... campaign despatched to Wellesley . Why was it not executed in any particular ? 336. Why did not Sir A. Wellesley land either at Corunna or at the mouth of the Tagus ? Where did he disembark his army ? 337. Give some account of the ...
... campaign despatched to Wellesley . Why was it not executed in any particular ? 336. Why did not Sir A. Wellesley land either at Corunna or at the mouth of the Tagus ? Where did he disembark his army ? 337. Give some account of the ...
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... campaign till the battle of Zornosa . 371. What singularly absurd plan of operations was formed by Castanos and Palafox ? How were the Spanish driven from the left bank of the Ebro ? Give some account of the preposterous transactions ...
... campaign till the battle of Zornosa . 371. What singularly absurd plan of operations was formed by Castanos and Palafox ? How were the Spanish driven from the left bank of the Ebro ? Give some account of the preposterous transactions ...
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