Papers Relating to East India Affairs (Madras Army).
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Page : 474 pages
File Size : 18,11 MB
Release : 1810
Category : India
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Page : 474 pages
File Size : 18,11 MB
Release : 1810
Category : India
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Author : Donal P. McCracken
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 45,33 MB
Release : 2018-12-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0750989742
Born in Dublin in 1822, Lieutenant-General John Nicholson was raised and educated in Ireland. He joined the East India Company's Bengal Army as 16-year old boy-soldier and he saw action in Afghanistan, the two Anglo-Sikh wars and the Great Rebellion or Mutiny. He died in the thick of battle as the British army he was leading stormed the ancient city of Delhi in September 1857. He was only 34 years old. His legacy and his legend as the 'Hero of Delhi', however, far outlived him. As well as the Indian cult drawn to him, at home he became a hero and was portrayed in epic stories for children, inspiring generations of young boys to join the army in his footsteps. In more recent times, some turned the hero into a villain; others continue to consider him the finest army front-line British field commander of the Victorian era.
Author : Royal Asiatic society of Great Britain and Ireland, London. Library
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Page : 556 pages
File Size : 34,45 MB
Release : 1893
Category : Asia
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Page : 470 pages
File Size : 44,84 MB
Release : 1829
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Author : John D. Grainger
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 45,19 MB
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1526730936
Samuel Auchmuty was born in New York in 1756. During the American Revolution his remained loyal to King George and he joined the British 45th Foot in 1777. After the war he remained in British service, campaigned in many parts of the world and rose through the ranks. Despite a varied and distinguished career he has not received the attention he warrants, neither as a Loyalist from New York, nor as a successful British soldier.Auchmuty served in India through the Second and Third Mysore Wars, the Rohilla War and a serious mutiny. In 1798 Auchmuty was adjutant-general of the successful Red Sea campaign against French forces in Egypt. Returning to Britain in 1803 he commanded the defences in Thanet, East Kent, at the height of the French invasion threat. He was the only British commander to emerge from the River Plate campaign with credit, capturing Montevideo in 1807. In 1811 he commanded the land forces that captured Java from Franco-Dutch control. He ended his life as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. John Grainger examines his part in events which shaped world history.
Author : Ian Barrow
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 20,29 MB
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1624665985
In existence for 258 years, the English East India Company ran a complex, highly integrated global trading network. It supplied the tea for the Boston Tea Party, the cotton textiles used to purchase slaves in Africa, and the opium for China’s nineteenth-century addiction. In India it expanded from a few small coastal settlements to govern territories that far exceeded the British Isles in extent and population. It minted coins in its name, established law courts and prisons, and prosecuted wars with one of the world’s largest armies. Over time, the Company developed a pronounced and aggressive colonialism that laid the foundation for Britain’s Eastern empire. A study of the Company, therefore, is a study of the rise of the modern world. In clear, engaging prose, Ian Barrow sets the rise and fall of the Company into political, economic, and cultural contexts and explains how and why the Company was transformed from a maritime trading entity into a territorial colonial state. Excerpts from eighteen primary documents illustrate the main themes and ideas discussed in the text. Maps, illustrations, a glossary, and a chronology are also included.
Author : A. F. Fremantle
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 31,24 MB
Release : 2024-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1040226272
Originally published in 1929, this volume discusses the early effects of the industrial revolution – the condition of the cotton spinners, the hardships for labouring children, the overcrowded prisons and other brutal punishments. At this time the principle branch of local government was the Poor Law and this book discusses how, in the monumental task of providing workhouses for the destitute, the England of the eighteenth century had completely failed. As well as social history, the book also covers military and political history.
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Page : 550 pages
File Size : 46,70 MB
Release : 1811
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Page : 568 pages
File Size : 25,63 MB
Release : 1811
Category : English literature
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Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 24,62 MB
Release : 1811
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