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Defending British India against Napoleon: The Foreign Policy of Governor-General Lord Minto, 1807-13
Amita Das
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Description for Defending British India against Napoleon: The Foreign Policy of Governor-General Lord Minto, 1807-13
Hardback. A study of how Napoleon's very real and very serious threat to British India was countered. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
Following Napoleon's defeat of Prussia in 1806 and his treaties with Russia and Persia in 1807, the French threat to Britain's position in India seemed real and strengthening. At the same time, Napoleon's economic warfare with Britain and the success of French privateers in disrupting British trade in the Indian Ocean were having a severe impact. This book, based on extensive original research, relates in detail how Lord Minto, a Cabinet-level politician who was appointed Governor-General of Bengal in 1807, steadily and successfully worked to counter the French threat. It examines how he built a series of buffer alliances with ... Read more
Following Napoleon's defeat of Prussia in 1806 and his treaties with Russia and Persia in 1807, the French threat to Britain's position in India seemed real and strengthening. At the same time, Napoleon's economic warfare with Britain and the success of French privateers in disrupting British trade in the Indian Ocean were having a severe impact. This book, based on extensive original research, relates in detail how Lord Minto, a Cabinet-level politician who was appointed Governor-General of Bengal in 1807, steadily and successfully worked to counter the French threat. It examines how he built a series of buffer alliances with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
633g
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783271290
SKU
V9781783271290
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for Defending British India against Napoleon: The Foreign Policy of Governor-General Lord Minto, 1807-13
A timely contribution to current Napoleonic historiography. LMH BROWN BOOK An excellent study of a fascinating period, giving a clear picture of the wide ranging diplomacy required of the Governor-General, and the East India Company's place in the wider Indian and Asian world. WWW.HISTORYOFWAR.ORG An important but hitherto neglected slice of history ... Read more