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Losing America, conquering India : Lord Cornwallis and the remaking of the British Empire / Chaim M. Rosenberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosenberg, Chaim M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805.
- Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis.
- Generals--Great Britain--Biography.
- Generals.
- Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.
- United States.
- India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947--Biography.
- India.
- Great Britain--History, Military--18th century.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.
- Summary:
- "On October 19, 1781, British general Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown, ending the Revolutionary War. Emulating Cornwallis's 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-2834-3
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