The Military in British India: The Development of British Land Forces in South Asia 1600–1947 (History of the British Army)

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Transliteration of Indian Words and Names; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter 1 -- India's Military Heritage; Notes; Chapter 2 -- The Origins of British Military Power in India, 1600-1764; Notes; Chapter 3 -- The British Conquest of India, 1764-1822; Notes; Chapter 4 -- The Culmination of the Company's Raj, 1822-1858; Notes; Chapter 5 -- The Reconstruction, 1858-1864; Notes; Chapter 6 -- The Army of Occupation, 1862-1902; Notes.;T.A. Heathcote's study of the conflicts that established British rule in South Asia, and of the military's position in the constitution of British India, is a classic work in the field. By placing these conflicts clearly in their local context, his account moves away from the Euro-centric approach of many writers on British imperial military history. It provides a greater understanding not only of the history of the British Indian Army but also of the Indian experience, which had such a formative an effect on the British Army itself. This new edition has been fully revised and given appropriat. Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgements Notes on the Transliteration of Indian Words and Names Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Chapter 1 -- India's Military Heritage Notes Chapter 2 -- The Origins of British Military Power in India, 1600-1764 Notes Chapter 3 -- The British Conquest of India, 1764-1822 Notes Chapter 4 -- The Culmination of the Company's Raj, 1822-1858 Notes Chapter 5 -- The Reconstruction, 1858-1864 Notes Chapter 6 -- The Army of Occupation, 1862-1902 Notes. Chapter 7 -- The Staff and the Staff Corps, 1850-1902Notes Chapter 8 -- Kitchener's Army, 1902-1914 Notes Chapter 9 -- The Officer Problem, 1902-1947 Notes Chapter 10 -- The Army of India, 1914-1947 Notes Appendix I -- Presidents of the Board of Control for India, 1784-1858, and Secretaries of State for India, 1858-1947 Appendix II -- Governor-Generals in British India, 1774-1947 Appendix III -- Commanders-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1748-1947 Appendix IV -- Military Members of the Council of India, 1858-1929. Appendix V -- Secretaries of the Military Departments of the Court of Directors, 1809-1858, and at the India Office, 1858-1947Appendix VI -- Military Members of the Governor-General's Council, 1834-1947 Appendix VII -- Secretaries to the Governments of India and Bengal in the Military Department, 1800-1906 Appendix VIII -- Secretaries to the Government of India in the Departments of Military Supply, the Army, Defence and War, 1907-1947 Bibliography Index. T.A. Heathcote's study of the conflicts that established British rule in South Asia, and of the military's position in the constitution of British India, is a classic work in the field. By placing these conflicts clearly in their local context, his account moves away from the Euro-centric approach of many writers on British imperial military history. It provides a greater understanding not only of the history of the British Indian Army but also of the Indian experience, which had such a formative an effect on the British Army itself. This new edition has been fully revised and given appropriate illustrations.