The Empire at War, Volume 1Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1921 |
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Pagina 9
... fact , ' he wrote , ' one could never have told that Regulare . these troops belonged to the same nation and obeyed the same prince . Only the English are capable of such oddities , which nevertheless form a part of that precious ...
... fact , ' he wrote , ' one could never have told that Regulare . these troops belonged to the same nation and obeyed the same prince . Only the English are capable of such oddities , which nevertheless form a part of that precious ...
Pagina 12
... fact that her leading states- man appreciated Colonial feeling , Colonial conditions and prejudices , and the worth of Colonial fighting men . There were English soldiers too who appreciated them , notably Lord Howe , brother of the ...
... fact that her leading states- man appreciated Colonial feeling , Colonial conditions and prejudices , and the worth of Colonial fighting men . There were English soldiers too who appreciated them , notably Lord Howe , brother of the ...
Pagina 22
... fact that in the heavy fighting the conquest had been achieved mainly by troops sent out from home was less productive of goodwill in the Colonies than if they had , as at Louisbourg in 1745 , been the predominant partners , certainly ...
... fact that in the heavy fighting the conquest had been achieved mainly by troops sent out from home was less productive of goodwill in the Colonies than if they had , as at Louisbourg in 1745 , been the predominant partners , certainly ...
Pagina 25
... fact that the disaster at Trenton , on Christmas night in 1776 , when Washington surprised and annihilated a body of Hessian troops , was one of the turning - points in the war . It seems passing strange at the present day that there ...
... fact that the disaster at Trenton , on Christmas night in 1776 , when Washington surprised and annihilated a body of Hessian troops , was one of the turning - points in the war . It seems passing strange at the present day that there ...
Pagina 33
... fact, the father of the Indian army. He had seen active service on the Continent and in the rising of 1745 ; and in December 1746 he passed into the service of the East India Company, being appointed Major of the garrison of Fort St ...
... fact, the father of the Indian army. He had seen active service on the Continent and in the rising of 1745 ; and in December 1746 he passed into the service of the East India Company, being appointed Major of the garrison of Fort St ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 56 - Except for preventing or repelling actual invasion of her majesty's Indian possessions, or under other sudden and urgent necessity, the revenues of India shall not, without the consent of both houses of parliament, be applicable to defray the expenses of any military operation carried on beyond the external frontiers of such possessions by her majesty's forces charged upon such revenues.
Pagina 242 - So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; and should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
Pagina 284 - I am authorized to give an assurance that if the German fleet comes into the Channel or through the North Sea to undertake hostile operations against the French, coasts or shipping, the British fleet will give all the protection in its power.
Pagina 300 - Among the many incidents that have marked the unanimous uprising of the populations of My Empire in defence of its unity and integrity, nothing has moved me more than the passionate devotion to My Throne expressed both by My Indian subjects, and by the Feudatory Princes and the Ruling Chiefs of India, and their prodigal offers of their lives and iheir resources in the cause of the Realm.
Pagina 284 - Dear Mr. Asquith, — Lord Lansdowne and I feel it our duty to inform you that, in our opinion as well as in that of all the colleagues whom we have been able to consult, it would be fatal to the honour and security of the United Kingdom to hesitate in supporting France and Russia at the present juncture; and we offer our unhesitating support to the Government in any measures they may consider necessary for that object.
Pagina 299 - The Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Dominion of New Zealand have placed at my disposal their Naval forces which have already rendered good service for the Empire.
Pagina 76 - I would almost venture to say, without speaking of cases in which the circumstances are altogether peculiar, that no community which is not primarily charged with the ordinary business of its own defence is really, or can be, in the full sense of the word, a free community.
Pagina 286 - The wrong— I speak openly— the wrong we thereby commit we will try to make good as soon as our military aims have been attained. He who is menaced as we are and is fighting for his highest possession can only consider how he is to hack his way through (durchhauen).
Pagina 277 - Russia had said that her -mobilization did not necessarily imply war, and that she could perfectly well remain mobilized for months without making war. This was not the case with Germany. She had the speed and Russia had the numbers, and the safety of the German Empire forbade that Germany should allow Russia time to bring up masses of troops from all parts of her wide dominions.
Pagina 298 - Ministers earnestly strove to allay the causes of strife and to appease differences with which my Empire was not concerned. Had I stood aside when, in defiance of pledges to which my Kingdom was a party, the soil of Belgium was violated and her cities laid desolate, when the very life of the French nation was threatened with extinction, I should have sacrificed my honour and given to destruction the liberties of my Empire and of mankind. I rejoice that every part of the Empire is with me in this...