Company''s Sword - The East India Company and the Politics of Militarism, 1644-1858

The Company's Sword reveals how the British East India Company acquired a private army and how Indian and European soldiers shaped the Company's expansion. Tracing the institutional development of the Company's armies alongside the rebellions that challenged its growth, Christina Welsch uncovers the militarism at the heart of colonial India.

List of contents

List of maps; List of figures; maps; Acknowledgements; A note on spelling and place names; Introduction; 1. Forging the sword; 2. The sepoy's oath; 3. Mercenaries, diplomats, and deserters; 4. The other revolution of 1776; 5. The empire preserved; 6. Stratocracy; 7. Breaking the officers' sword; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Christina Welsch is Assistant Professor of the History of Britain and its Empire at Wooster College.

Summary

The Company's Sword reveals how the British East India Company acquired a private army and how Indian and European soldiers shaped the Company's expansion. Tracing the institutional development of the Company's armies alongside the rebellions that challenged its growth, Christina Welsch uncovers the militarism at the heart of colonial India.

Product details

• Authors: Christina Welsch, Christina (College of Wooster Welsch
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781108833882
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83388-2
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Critical Perspectives on Empire
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, military history, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800, HISTORY / Asia / South / General