You will there, my Lords, find this Colonel Hannay in a false character: he is ostensibly given to the Nabob as a commander of his troops, while in reality he is forced upon that prince as his farmer-general.
Burke points out the duality of Colonel Hannay's role, presenting him as a military leader while he was actually a revenue farmer.
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