Surviving monuments in Glasgow and Edinburgh to crushed colonial rebellions show a pride in the Scots' own brutal contribution to colonial rule. |
Colombia has also had constant rebellions and civil unrest for the last fifty years. |
He also wished to prevent the restoration of France's colonial empire and the rebellions he expected would follow if it was restored. |
Slave rebellions were put down with a ferocity which made Peterloo look like a picnic. |
He visited the far-flung corners of his empire, bucking up his troops but also stamping out incipient rebellions. |
There has been an enormous rise in workers' strikes, peasant rebellions and urban riots. |