War and empire : the expansion of Britain, 1790-1830 / Bruce Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Bruce, author.

Series:

Modern Wars In Perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--History--19th century.

Imperialism.

Great Britain--History, Military--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History, Military--18th century.

Great Britain--Colonies--History, Military.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (533 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The years 1790 to 1830 saw Britain engage in an extensive period of war-waging and empire-building which transformed its position as an imperial state, established its reputation as a distinctive military power and secured naval preeminence.Despite this apparent success, Britain did not become a world super power in the conventional sense. Instead, as Professor Collins demonstrates, it operated as an enclave power, influencing or dominating many regions of the world without ever asserting global hegemony. Even in the 1820s, Britain still had to fight to maintain influence, and sometimes strugg

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of maps; Acknowledgements; Preface; PART ONE War, empire and British identity; 1 War and empire: the contested connection; 2 British militarism; PART TWO The war against Republican France; 3 Containing France in Europe, 1793-95; 4 The expanded contest, 1793-97; 5 The Irish rebellion, 1796-98; 6 Renewing alliances and positioning for peace, 1798-1801; PART THREE Military imperialism in India; 7 India: Military efficiency and Mysore, 1790-92; 8 Imperial expansionism and Mysore, 1798-99

9 Expansionism against the Marathas, 1802-05PART FOUR The war against Napoleon; 10 The quest for objectives, 1803-08; 11 The Iberian Peninsula commitment, 1808-12; 12 Victory in Spain and France, 1813-14; PART FIVE Britain's global reach; 13 The war of 1812; 14 The Waterloo campaign: lessons learned?; 15 Completing British paramountcy in India, 1814-19; PART SIX The impact of war; 16 Instruments of power; 17 Aristocracy and British military culture; 18 Interventions overseas, 1820-30; 19 Britain as a global power, 1815-30; Index

Notes:

First published 2010 by Pearson Education.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 18, 2016).

ISBN:

1-317-87076-X

1-315-83640-8

1-317-87077-8

9781315836409

OCLC:

958100828