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... British power in India , and by the British admiral Charles Watson . The Nawab was defeated shortly afterward at Plassey ( June 1757 ) , after which British rule in Bengal was assured . Gobindapore was cleared of its forests , and the ...
... British power in India , and by the British admiral Charles Watson . The Nawab was defeated shortly afterward at Plassey ( June 1757 ) , after which British rule in Bengal was assured . Gobindapore was cleared of its forests , and the ...
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... British generalship began to turn the tide . In 1758 the British captured and razed Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island . In 1759 Sir Jeffrey Amherst began a cautious but irresistible advance from Fort William Henry by way of Fort ...
... British generalship began to turn the tide . In 1758 the British captured and razed Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island . In 1759 Sir Jeffrey Amherst began a cautious but irresistible advance from Fort William Henry by way of Fort ...
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... British North American colonies became predominantly British in population , except in Lower Canada , a fact that was to determine the course of Canadian history for the next 100 years . The Montreal fur traders . The redivision of the ...
... British North American colonies became predominantly British in population , except in Lower Canada , a fact that was to determine the course of Canadian history for the next 100 years . The Montreal fur traders . The redivision of the ...
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