British India
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, British History, 18th Century European History, Asian History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Afghanistan, South Asia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Bangladesh
- Date: 1757-1947
Article abstract: Military significance: For two centuries, the British were almost constantly involved in subduing native peoples in some part of their empire.
In 1600, Queen Elizabeth I founded the British East India Company and gave it a monopoly for all trade with India. For the next 150 years, it competed with Portuguese, Dutch, and French rivals. In the 1750’s, the company, led by Robert Clive, asserted itself militarily. It fought three Carnatic Wars (1746-1748, 1751-1754, and 1756-1763) against the French for the control of much of southern India. The...
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