"the migrants from Europe were, for the most part, not “armed to the teeth”, although we know full well that Britain did use military force to protect its overseas trade interests and that the settlers or colonisers themselves were more than heavy-handed with the ‘natives’"
This is the same as saying, "the migrants from Europe were, for the most part, not “armed to the teeth”, although we know full well that Britain was armed to the teeth."
"the migrants from Europe were, for the most part, not “armed to the teeth”, although we know full well that Britain did use military force to protect its overseas trade interests and that the settlers or colonisers themselves were more than heavy-handed with the ‘natives’"
This is the same as saying, "the migrants from Europe were, for the most part, not “armed to the teeth”, although we know full well that Britain was armed to the teeth."
I think this writer is confused.