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Page 124
... British and the Cantonese . The Ch'ing had no effective tactics against the powerful British Navy . They retaliated merely by setting burning rafts on the enemy's fleet ; and they encouraged people to take the heads of the enemies , for ...
... British and the Cantonese . The Ch'ing had no effective tactics against the powerful British Navy . They retaliated merely by setting burning rafts on the enemy's fleet ; and they encouraged people to take the heads of the enemies , for ...
Page 127
... British India , which sharpened after 1801 , had caused the Anglo- Nepalese War of 1814-16 and brought the Gurkhas under British influence . During the war the Gurkhas sent several missions to China in vain expectation of assistance ...
... British India , which sharpened after 1801 , had caused the Anglo- Nepalese War of 1814-16 and brought the Gurkhas under British influence . During the war the Gurkhas sent several missions to China in vain expectation of assistance ...
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... British rule . The Cyprus Convention of 1878 between Britain and Turkey provided that Cyprus , while remaining under Turkish sovereignty , should be administered by the British government . Britain's aim in occupying Cyprus was to ...
... British rule . The Cyprus Convention of 1878 between Britain and Turkey provided that Cyprus , while remaining under Turkish sovereignty , should be administered by the British government . Britain's aim in occupying Cyprus was to ...
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