Hastings sent the troops for the purpose, as he pretended, of assisting the Nabob in the execution of a measure which was really adopted in direct opposition to the wishes of that prince, what other conclusion could be drawn, but that they were sent to overawe, not to assist him?
Burke critiques the actions of Hastings, suggesting that the deployment of troops was intended to intimidate rather than assist the Nabob.
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