. A short history of England and the British Empire. GOLDSCHMUT & HAMPEl THE SEPOY MUTINY. 1857 57i with an uprising in India which threatened destruction toBritish supremacy in the East. It is difficult to characterize the government of India inthe first half of the nineteenth century: it was a matter ofpartnership between the English government and The govem-the East India Company. In 1784 William Pitt ment of India,had contrived a scheme of administration according to which

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