| 单词 | Robert Clive |
| 例句 | In 1757, the forces of the British East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated the ruler of Bengal, a region in northeast India, who had favored the French. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In 1757, Robert Clive led East India Company troops in a decisive victory over Indian forces allied with the French at the Battle of Plassey. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The hawks usually won that fight, following the ever-onward logic of Major-General Robert Clive, known as “Clive of India,” who pronounced in the 18th-century beginnings of empire: “To stop is dangerous, to recede is ruin.” Opinion | On the anniversary of 9/11, radical pessimism is a mistake 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The demands to remove statues of Robert Clive from Shrewsbury and Whitehall directly contradict this myth. Toppling statues of bygone tyrants forces British people to face present-day racism | Owen Jones 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Market Drayton calls itself the home of gingerbread as it was the hometown of Robert Clive, also known as Clive of India, who brought ginger back with him. Favoured flavours draw own festival 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Judge Robert Clive Jones in Reno moved to senior status in February 2016. Federal judge in Las Vegas to make way for new nominee 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z District Judge Robert Clive Jones in Nevada that was overturned on appeal by the 9th U.S. US judge: Nevada rancher's son must pay $587K, remove cattle 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Robert Clive, a clerk in the Madras factory, laid the foundation of British empire in India. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z So, one of Britain's heroes, Robert Clive, had gone apart to decide in solitude the momentous question to which the battle of Plassey was the answer. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z For the combative energies of a young man such as Robert Clive there was absolutely no field on Indian soil. Rulers of India: Lord Clive Robert Clive is recognized as the man to whom, above all others, England owes the establishment of her empire in India. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The remarkable career of Robert Clive cannot be gone into here. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning I proceeded to Madrid, where I met my friends George Bridgeman and Robert Clive. Lord John Russell “I bid you let me pass this instant, or I will have you court-martialled as sure as my name is Robert Clive!” Athelstane Ford It is not too much to assert that this splendid result was due to the unerring sagacity, the daring under difficult circumstances, of Robert Clive. Rulers of India: Lord Clive In 1798 Lord Clive, son of the great Robert Clive, was sent out to India as Governor of Madras. The Story of Madras Fear I naturally look for—unless, of all men alive, I am forced to make exception when I come to Robert Clive. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning Robert Clive was born September 29, 1725; his father was a country gentleman, of moderate fortune and still more moderate capacity, who cultivated his own estate in Shropshire. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History I have been, and still am, perfectly willing to make peace with you upon proper conditions.—I have the honour to remain your Highness’s obedient servant, “Robert Clive.” Athelstane Ford The chief characteristics of Robert Clive at his several schools had been boldness and insubordination. Rulers of India: Lord Clive Robert Clive, who was but twenty-five years old at this time, organized a large force of Sepoys and gained a remarkable ascendency over them by his astonishing bravery. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe On Saturday I explored the Castle and walked to Oakley Park, Robert Clive’s, who is also the owner of the Castle, which he bought of the Crown for 1,500ℓ. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) It was not given to Dupleix to guess that what he dreamed of and nearly accomplished was to be carried out at last by Robert Clive. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Robert Clive bore the name of "dunce" and "reprobate" at school, but at thirty-two, with three thousand men, he defeated fifty thousand at Plassey and laid the foundation of the British Empire in India. Pushing to the Front To a young man of the nature of Robert Clive such a life could not be congenial. Rulers of India: Lord Clive A petition is presented against his return: the House holds an inquiry; and the end of the sorry farce is, that Mr. Robert Clive's services are dispensed with. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Before twenty years were past the greatest of all revolutions in India affairs had taken place; and Robert Clive had made himself master of Bengal in the name of the British East India Company. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History The name of the new conqueror was Robert Clive; the name of the magnificent empire was India. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II If Robert Clive, for instance, had chanced to have been there the end might possibly have been the same, but there would have been some bloody fighting before that end was reached. George Washington, Volume I And it was through the failure of the hereditary line, that the troubles came, which gave to Robert Clive the opportunity to develop the qualities which lay dormant within him. Rulers of India: Lord Clive No name sang a merrier tune in Desmond's imagination than the name of Robert Clive. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Just as Pitt was taking up his residence at Downing Street, Robert Clive was winning the Battle of Plassey in India, which brought to England territory of untold wealth. George Washington Robert Clive, the hero of Plassey, born in 1725, was educated for a few years at Market Drayton before he went to the Merchant Taylors' School. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association Robert Clive was a dunce, if not a reprobate, when a youth; but always full of energy, even in badness. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Amongst these was the young writer who had had but two years' experience of India, and who was called Robert Clive. Rulers of India: Lord Clive And what Robert Clive is, that Desmond Burke might be if he had the mind and the will. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Robert Clive succeeded in accomplishing in Asia what Dr. Jamieson attempted with far better excuse in South Africa. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Robert Clive had gone to India in the service of the company as commissary to the soldiers stationed at Fort St. George. Ten Great Events in History The crime was avenged by Robert Clive, the English commander at Madras. General History for Colleges and High Schools DISRAELI, Isaac son of, mentioned, 10: life of an attorney as distasteful to him as to Robert Clive, 10. Rulers of India: Lord Clive From that moment there was for Desmond but one man in the world, and that man was Robert Clive. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India I trust you: much depends on your work; go on as you have begun and I promise you Robert Clive won't forget it. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India |
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