- ホーム
- > 洋書
- > 英文書
- > History / World
Full Description
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.
Contents
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
