A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL GAINS AND LOSSES OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR TO VICTORIA. THE LOSSES ARE PRINTED IN ITALICS. BOMBAY AND TANGIER 1631 Company. Colonised by charter of Acquired by Settlement. 1633 Colonised by charter of Charles I. 1635-8 Settled in from Massachusetts and England. 1655 Taken from the Dutch during the Commonwealth. (See p. 49, s. 195.) 1636-8 Settled from Massachusetts. 1658 Taken by Cromwell. (See p. 49, s. 195.) 1662 Acquired by Charles II. as the dowry of Catherine of Braganza. *This title was given by Raleigh, in honour of Elizabeth, to the whole of the country afterwards divided into the thirteen colonies which declared their independence in 1776. That portion of it now known by this name was not colonised until the succeeding reign. *These colonies frequently changed hands. They appear here under the date of the treaty by which they were finally acquired by Great Britain. Possession When gained How gained or lost or lost VANCOUVER ISLAND THE PUNJAUB 1846 1849 Ceded to Great Britain by the United States. Acquired by the East India Company after the war with the Sikhs. (See p. 69, s. 341.) 1853 Formed into a province after the Caffre war. 1853 Annexed to British India at the death of the Rajah. 1852-3 Acquired by the East India Company after the war with Burmah. (See p. 69, s. 341.) 1856 Annexed to British India. Ceded by the African chiefs. 1861 1864 NICOBAR ISLES . 1869 Ceded by Denmark. |