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Old 11th January 2016, 09:51 PM   #35
Jim McDougall
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Originally Posted by Mercenary
I can not agree. As for me, I know what was in the mind of admiral Angria in Maharashtra in the beginning of 18th :-)
That is wonderful! I very much admire your confidence in the narrative by Mr. Grose, and it seems quite apparent that Admiral Angria did not like English blades, or that was what was perceived by the narrator or perhaps whatever source he used (Im not sure if Grose was there when he said this).

I think Jens explained 'perception' from culture to culture if not in different times alone extremely well. I have personally always been most impressed by Jens' profoundly restrained approach to research and fact finding and realizing the boundaries we must often recognize as we proceed .
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