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" The truth is," says one of the greatest authorities in Indian affairs, " that, from the day on which the company's troops marched one mile from their factories, the increase of their territories and their armies became a principle of self-preservation... "
Our Indian empire - Page 3
by Charles MacFarlane - 1844
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The Asiatic Annual Register, Or, A View of the History of ..., Volume 12

Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel - Books - 1812 - 596 pages
...force, and which it was not possible to contronl. The truth is, that from the day on which the Companys troops marched one mile from their factories, the...territories and their armies became a principle of self-preservatiyn ; and, at the end of every one of those numerous contests in which they were involved...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 97

English literature - 1825 - 798 pages
...interminable and hopeless scene of violence and contention. " From the day," says Sir John Malcolm, " on which the Company's troops marched one mile from their factories,...their armies became a principle of self-preservation." The principle had gone its length, and produced its consequence ; it is our own fault if we take a...
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The Oriental herald and colonial review [ed. by J.S. Buckingham]., Volume 6

James Silk Buckingham - 1825 - 648 pages
...advance or be annihilated : according to the opinion of Sir John Malcolm, that, " from the day on which the Company's troops marched one mile from their factories,...their armies became a principle of self-preservation." Lieut.-Colonel Stewart sums up his view in the following words : — It appears, from our past experience...
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The Monthly Review

Books - 1826 - 570 pages
...extension of our conquests ; and here we perfectly agree with our author, that, ' from the day on which the company's troops marched one mile from their factories,...their armies became a principle of self-preservation.' The opinion of Clive, that ' to go forward was inevitable, to retract impossible,' was not more prophetic...
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The Pamphleteer, Volume 26

Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1826 - 586 pages
...interminable and hopeless scene of violence and contention. " From the day," says Sir John Malcolm, " on which the Company's troops marched one mile from their factories,...territories and their armies became a principle of sell-preservation." The principle had gone its length and produced its consequence; it is our own fault...
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Oriental Herald and Colonial Review, Volume 12

James Silk Buckingham - Great Britain - 1827 - 604 pages
...extension of our conquests ; and here we perfectly agree with our author, that, ' from the day on which the Company's troops marched one mile from their factories,...their armies became a principle of self-preservation.' The opinion of Clive, that ' to go forward was inevitable, to retract impossible,' was not more prophetic...
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Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Volume 11

Englishmen - 1836 - 258 pages
...circumstances. General Malcolm observes, " that from the day on which the company's troops marched a mile from their factories, the increase of their territories...their armies became a principle of self-preservation." The comparative smallness of their numbers, by lulling the jealousy of the country power, contributed...
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The Cabinet History of England: Being an Abridgment, by the ..., Volumes 19-20

Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1846 - 472 pages
...The truth is," says one of the greatest authorities hi Indian affairs, " that, from the day on which the company's troops marched one mile from their factories,...ambition of their own servants, they were forced to adopt measures for improving their strength; which soon appeared to be the only mode by which they oould...
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The cabinet history of England, an abridgment of the chapters entitled ...

Charles MacFarlane - 1851 - 466 pages
...The truth is," says one of the greatest authorities in Indian affairs, " that, from the day on which the company's troops marched one mile from their factories,...ambition of their own servants, they were forced to adopt measures for improving their strength; which soon appeared to be the only mode by which they could...
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The Cabinet History of England, Civil, Military, and ..., Volume 10

Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1851 - 468 pages
...The truth is," says one of the greatest authorities in Indian affairs, " that, from the day on which the company's troops marched one mile from their factories,...ambition of their own servants, they were forced to adopt measures for improving their strength ; which soon appeared to be the only mode by which they could...
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