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Page 187
... British Navy in 1836 , Napier for a time was second in command in the Syri- an expedition of 1840-44 , taking part in the capture of Beirut and Acre ( October - Novem- ber 1840 ) . From 1847 to 1849 he commanded the Channel Fleet . In ...
... British Navy in 1836 , Napier for a time was second in command in the Syri- an expedition of 1840-44 , taking part in the capture of Beirut and Acre ( October - Novem- ber 1840 ) . From 1847 to 1849 he commanded the Channel Fleet . In ...
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... British Empire and Commonwealth growth 3 : 303h British Empire extension map 3 : 305 cricket introduction and popularity 5 : 262c passim to 264f Maori fortified villages and kin groups 14 : 779d Tasman's discovery and exploration 17 ...
... British Empire and Commonwealth growth 3 : 303h British Empire extension map 3 : 305 cricket introduction and popularity 5 : 262c passim to 264f Maori fortified villages and kin groups 14 : 779d Tasman's discovery and exploration 17 ...
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... British had discovered the trade , and in that year they became the lead- ing suppliers on the Chinese market with the establishment by the British East India Com- pany of a monopoly on opium cultivation in the Indian province of Bengal ...
... British had discovered the trade , and in that year they became the lead- ing suppliers on the Chinese market with the establishment by the British East India Com- pany of a monopoly on opium cultivation in the Indian province of Bengal ...
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