Defending British India against Napoleon : the foreign policy of Governor-General Lord Minto, 1807-13

Author/Creator:

Das, Amita, author

Publication/Creation:

Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2016

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

Defending British India against Napoleon : the foreign policy of Governor-General Lord Minto, 1807-13 / Amita Das ; edited and updated by Aditya Das

Series Titles:

Worlds of the East India Company ; Volume 13
Worlds of the East India Company ; v. 13.

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Additional Author/Creators:

Das, Aditya, editor

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

Minto, Gilbert Elliot,Earl of,1751-1814
East India Company
India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947
Great Britain--Foreign relations--19th century

Description/Summary

Summary:

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 builta series of buffer alliances with local states on the northwest frontier of India; captured the Indian Ocean islands used as bases by French privateers, notably the Ile de France, now Mauritius; and,in 1811, conquered Java, nominally Dutch but following the incorporation of the Netherlands into the French Empire, effectively French. Besides the details of Lord Minto's career and activities, thebook also provides full background information on a wide range of relevant subjects, including the governance and finances of the East India Company, the various polities of the Indian subcontinent and neighbouring regions, and the political situation in Britain and Europe. Amita Das completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford. Aditya Das completed his doctorate at West VirginiaUniversity.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 May 2021).

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Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.

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Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937320308702486

ISBN:

9781782048138 (ebook)