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CONTENTS. <BAP. PAGE Preface to the New Edition ... ... ... ... v Preface to the First Edition... ... ... ... vii I. The Early French in India ... ... ... ... 1 II. The Perpetual Company of the Indies ... ... 40 III. The Rise of the French Power in India ... ... 64 IV. La Bourdonnais and Dupleix ... ... ... 130 V. The First Struggle in the Karnatik ... ... 188 VI. French India at its Zenith 231 VII. The Struggles of Dupleix with Adversity ... ... 283 VIII. Bussy to 1754 346 IX. The Fall of Dupleix 385 X. Godeheu and de Leyrit ... ... ... ... 432 XI. Chandranagar and the Dakhan 465 XII. The Last Struggle for Empire ... ... ... 507 Appendix A ... ... ... ... ... ... 587 Index ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 599
