The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1994 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 88
... India Company's service at the age of 18 and was sent to Madras , India , arriving in 1744 . South Indian Background . Clive saw a chance to demonstrate his abilities in the outbreak of hostilities between the British and French in southern ...
... India Company's service at the age of 18 and was sent to Madras , India , arriving in 1744 . South Indian Background . Clive saw a chance to demonstrate his abilities in the outbreak of hostilities between the British and French in southern ...
Page 409
... India . Pitt had greater success in India . His India Act ( 1784 ) set up a dual control whereby the East India Company still dispensed patronage and ruled its growing dominions , while the crown and Parliament exercised a salutary and ...
... India . Pitt had greater success in India . His India Act ( 1784 ) set up a dual control whereby the East India Company still dispensed patronage and ruled its growing dominions , while the crown and Parliament exercised a salutary and ...
Page 416
... India . Its members , as well as those of the colonial service generally , were recruited after 1877 by examination ; and separate examinations for services of Ceylon , Hong Kong , and Malaya were presently merged with the general one ...
... India . Its members , as well as those of the colonial service generally , were recruited after 1877 by examination ; and separate examinations for services of Ceylon , Hong Kong , and Malaya were presently merged with the general one ...
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