"Wellington and the British Army's Indian Campaigns" Topic

…1793-1805

"The Peninsular War and the Napoleonic Wars across Europe are subjects of such enduring interest that they have prompted extensive research and writing. Yet other campaigns, in what was a global war, have been largely ignored. Such is the case for the war in India which persisted for much of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods and peaked in the years 1798?1805 with the campaigns of Arthur Wellesley – later the Duke of Wellington – and General Lake in the Deccan and Hindustan. That is why this new study by Martin Howard is so timely and important. While it fully acknowledges Wellington's vital role, it also addresses the nature of the warring armies, the significance of the campaigns of Lake in North India, and leaves the reader with an understanding of the human experience of war in the region. For this was a brutal conflict in which British armies clashed with the formidable forces of the Sultan of Mysore and the Maratha princes. There were dramatic pitched battles at Assaye, Argaum, Delhi and Laswari, and epic sieges at Seringapatam, Gawilghur and Bhurtpore. The British success was not universal."

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Looks interesting. Could be very useful if it gives the kind of nitty-gritty details wargamers need on uniform appearance, ORBATS, and battles.
Has anyone read this yet?

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You can search Archive for his Indian Correspondence also.

It will be interesting to have a "new" history of the period – for so long Jac Weller's book has been the one to go to. Not sure how much new research in India might have been possible. When I went in search of Assaye about 15 years ago in the company of an elderly History Professor from Aurangabad University, he hadn't even heard of the battle – took many mobile phone calls to find the only member of his Faculty who had – but even he didn't know where the village was! Suffice to say, there isn't an Interpretive Centre (but lots of local kids trying to sell musket balls to weird Brits).

Thanks!.

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Armand

Pearse did an exhaustive account, it's well worth looking into; to which Young(Khanna) adds and compliments.

Thanks also!.

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Armand