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Losing America, Conquering India

- Lord Cornwallis and the Remaking of the British Empire
Af: Chaim M. Rosenberg Engelsk Paperback

Losing America, Conquering India

- Lord Cornwallis and the Remaking of the British Empire
Af: Chaim M. Rosenberg Engelsk Paperback
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On October 19, 1781, British general Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown, effectively ending the Revolutionary War and conceding the independence of the United States of America. Britain soon overcame the humiliation of defeat by expanding its empire elsewhere. Five years after Yorktown, Cornwallis was installed as governor and commander of the army in India, determined to make the subcontinent the brightest jewel in the British crown.

Officers who served under him during the War rose to high positions in the British army and navy. Emulating Cornwallis''s deep sense of duty to king and country, they vigorously pursued the conquest of India, put down the 1798 Irish Rebellion, defended Canada, defeated the Dutch at the Cape of Good Hope, occupied Ceylon and battled Napoleon. Prominent among them was General Sir James Henry Craig, governor of Canada, whose clumsy attempt to spy on the U.S. was a factor in setting off the War of 1812.

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On October 19, 1781, British general Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown, effectively ending the Revolutionary War and conceding the independence of the United States of America. Britain soon overcame the humiliation of defeat by expanding its empire elsewhere. Five years after Yorktown, Cornwallis was installed as governor and commander of the army in India, determined to make the subcontinent the brightest jewel in the British crown.

Officers who served under him during the War rose to high positions in the British army and navy. Emulating Cornwallis''s deep sense of duty to king and country, they vigorously pursued the conquest of India, put down the 1798 Irish Rebellion, defended Canada, defeated the Dutch at the Cape of Good Hope, occupied Ceylon and battled Napoleon. Prominent among them was General Sir James Henry Craig, governor of Canada, whose clumsy attempt to spy on the U.S. was a factor in setting off the War of 1812.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 244
ISBN-13: 9781476668123
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1476668124
Udg. Dato: 15 sep 2017
Længde: 12mm
Bredde: 178mm
Højde: 254mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 15 sep 2017
Forfatter(e): Chaim M. Rosenberg
Forfatter(e) Chaim M. Rosenberg


Kategori USA: The New Nation


ISBN-13 9781476668123


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 244


Udgave


Længde 12mm


Bredde 178mm


Højde 254mm


Udg. Dato 15 sep 2017


Oplagsdato 15 sep 2017


Forlag McFarland & Co Inc

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