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When the Army officer and politician Francis Rawdon-Hastings
(1754-1826) arrived in Calcutta to serve as Governor-General in
October 1813, British India comprised three presidencies and was
beset by problems relating to warring states, weakened armed
forces, insufficient funds, and rebellious Gurkhas and Maratha
chieftains. This brief first-person account discusses these
problems, touching especially on the war against Nepal (1814-16) -
after which the Governor-General was created First Marquess of
Hastings - and the offensive operations against Pindari raiders and
restive chieftains in the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-18). First
published in 1824 to justify Hastings' political, military and
financial conduct in office, this work offers direct insight into a
colonial leader's mentality and the strategic thinking behind the
expenditure of blood and money for the furtherance of British
imperialism.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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With An Appeal To Reason And The British Parliament, On The Liberty
Of The Press In General.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
With An Appeal To Reason And The British Parliament, On The Liberty
Of The Press In General.
With An Appeal To Reason And The British Parliament, On The Liberty
Of The Press In General.
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