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Defending British India against Napoleon - The Foreign Policy of Governor-General Lord Minto, 1807-13 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,778
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Defending British India against Napoleon - The Foreign Policy of Governor-General Lord Minto, 1807-13 (Hardcover): Amita Das,...

Defending British India against Napoleon - The Foreign Policy of Governor-General Lord Minto, 1807-13 (Hardcover)

Amita Das, Aditya Das; Edited by Aditya Das

Series: Worlds of the East India Company

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A study of how Napoleon's very real and very serious threat to British India was countered. 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 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, the book 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 Virginia University.

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Imprint: The Boydell Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Worlds of the East India Company
Release date: July 2016
First published: 2016
Authors: Amita Das • Aditya Das
Editors: Aditya Das
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 978-1-78327-129-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
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LSN: 1-78327-129-9
Barcode: 9781783271290

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