Correspondence of Charles, First Marquis Cornwallis, Volume 1J. Murray, 1859 - Great Britain |
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... interest with the King's mistresses , especially Madame de Pompadour . He com- manded at the battle of Rosbach . Soubise après ces grands exploits Peut batir un Palais qui ne lui coûte guère ; Sa femme lui fournit le bois , Et chacun ...
... interest with the King's mistresses , especially Madame de Pompadour . He com- manded at the battle of Rosbach . Soubise après ces grands exploits Peut batir un Palais qui ne lui coûte guère ; Sa femme lui fournit le bois , Et chacun ...
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... interest of England , and his detestation of Lord Bute , the Bedfords , and the Tories ? Since the time at which these were the only topics of his conver- sation , I presume he has shifted his company as well as his opi- nions . Will he ...
... interest of England , and his detestation of Lord Bute , the Bedfords , and the Tories ? Since the time at which these were the only topics of his conver- sation , I presume he has shifted his company as well as his opi- nions . Will he ...
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... interests of his country entrusted to him , I should hope I might without difficulty be relieved from a station which nobody acquainted with its conditions will suppose to have sat light upon me . To say truth , my Lord , my spirits are ...
... interests of his country entrusted to him , I should hope I might without difficulty be relieved from a station which nobody acquainted with its conditions will suppose to have sat light upon me . To say truth , my Lord , my spirits are ...
Page 48
... interest to be so . I am , & c . , CORNWALLIS . Almost immediately after the fall of Charlestown proclama- tions had been issued by Sir Henry Clinton , calling upon all well- disposed persons to enrol themselves in the militia for a ...
... interest to be so . I am , & c . , CORNWALLIS . Almost immediately after the fall of Charlestown proclama- tions had been issued by Sir Henry Clinton , calling upon all well- disposed persons to enrol themselves in the militia for a ...
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... interest of Great Britain to maintain what she already possesses , and to push the war in the Southern provinces , I take the liberty of giving it as my opinion , that a serious attempt upon Virginia would be the most solid plan ...
... interest of Great Britain to maintain what she already possesses , and to push the war in the Southern provinces , I take the liberty of giving it as my opinion , that a serious attempt upon Virginia would be the most solid plan ...
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affairs afterwards appear appointed April army arrival attack attention Bart believe Bengal British Calcutta Camden Captain cavalry Charles Charlestown Colonel command Company Company's conduct considerable CORNWALLIS TO LIEUT.-COLONEL CORNWALLIS TO LORD CORNWALLIS TO SIR corps Court of Directors DEAR LORD DEAR ROSS despatch Duke EARL CORNWALLIS endeavour enemy England favour Fcap force Fort William France French friends give Government Governor Governor-General HENRY DUNDAS honour hope India John July June King King's letter LIEUT.-COLONEL ROSS Lord Cornwallis LORD GEORGE GERMAIN Lord Rawdon Lord Sydney Lordship Madras Majesty Majesty's Major-General Marattas March ment military militia Minister Nabob Nizam North Carolina occasion officers opinion Peshwa Pitt Post 8vo present Prince province Rajah received regiment revenue River Sept settlement SIR HENRY CLINTON Tarleton tion Tippoo Travancore treaty troops Vizier Vols William wish Woodcuts York
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