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Losing America, conquering India : Lord Cornwallis and the remaking of the British Empire

Title: Losing America, conquering India : Lord Cornwallis and the remaking of the British Empire / Chaim M. Rosenberg.
Author: Rosenberg, Chaim M.
Publication: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

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Description

vii, 233 pages; 26 cm

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"--

Subjects

Genre/Form

Biography.
History.
Military history.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFF 17-2079

ISBN

9781476668123
1476668124

LCCN

2017035529

OCLC

963357920

Author

Rosenberg, Chaim M., author.

Title

Losing America, conquering India : Lord Cornwallis and the remaking of the British Empire / Chaim M. Rosenberg.

Publisher

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1700-1947

Research Call Number

JFF 17-2079

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