Bruce Collins

War and Empire (eBook, ePUB)

The Expansion of Britain, 1790-1830

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Bringing naval and military campaigns together, this book demonstrates the sheer scale and reach of Britains power during an intense phase of warfare from 1790 to 1830. The book also considers the impact of this period of warfare on the British state, showing how, at the national level, Britain became both the worlds leading commercial country whilst operating as a global military and naval power.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 532
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317870760
• Artikelnr.: 42505536

Autorenporträt

Bruce Collins is Professor of Modern History at Sheffield Hallam University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements Maps Part One: War, empire and British
identity Chapter 1: War and empire: the contested connection Chapter 2:
Britain's militarism Part Two: The War against Republican France Chapter 3:
Containing France in Europe, 1793-95 Chapter 4: The expanded contest,
1793-97 Chapter 5: The Irish rebellion, 1796-98 Chapter 6: Renewing
alliances and positioning for peace, 1798-1801 Part 3: Military imperialism
in India Chapter 7: IndiaMilitary efficiency and Mysore, 1790-92 Chapter 8:
Imperial expansionism and Mysore, 1798-99 Chapter 9: Expansionism against
the Marathas, 1803-05 Part 4: The War against Napoleon Chapter 10: The
quest for objectives, 1803-08 Chapter 11: The Iberian Peninsular
commitment, 1808-13 Chapter 12: Victory in Spain and France, 1813-14 Part
5: Britain's global reach Chapter 13: The war of 1812 Chapter 14: The
Waterloo campaign: lessons learned? Chapter 15: Completing British
paramountcy in India, 1814-19 Part 6 The impact of war Chapter 16:
Instruments of power Chapter 17: Aristocracy and British military culture
Chapter 18: Interventions overseas, 1820-1830 Chapter 19: Britain as a
global power, 1815-30 Index