Chaim M. Rosenberg

Losing America, Conquering India

Lord Cornwallis and the Remaking of the British Empire

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781476668123
• ISBN-10: 1476668124
• Artikelnr.: 47080703

Autorenporträt

Psychiatrist Chaim M. Rosenberg is also an American history researcher and writer. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface
1.
Settlement of North America
2.
The 13 Colonies and Plantations
3.
Rebellion
4.
British Campaign of 1777
5.
The Penobscot Expedition
6.
Mid-Atlantic Battles
7.
The War of the South
8.
Gibraltar
9.
The Men and Officers of the British Army 10.
The French Revolution and Flanders 11.
Conquest of the Cape of Good Hope 12.
Governor of the Cape Colony 13.
Irish Rebellion of 1798 14.
India-The Brightest Jewel 15.
Craig in India 16.
The Great Terror 17.
Army of the Mediterranean 18.
Carleton, Clarke, Simcoe and Craig in Canada 19.
The John Henry Spy Scandal 20.
Return to London Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index