Wellington in India

by Jac Weller

Overview

The author of Wellington in the Peninsula presents an in-depth study of the British military commander’s early career in Colonial India.
 
Before Arthur Wellesley, the future 1st Duke of Wellington, faced Napoleon's armies, he developed his skills as a military commander in the far reaches of the British Empire. In India, Wellesley led his men to victory against the Tipu Sultan at the Battle of Mallavelly, and suffered injury at the Battle of Seringapatam. He would later put his experience of strategy and tactics to masterly effect against his most formidable opponent in years to come.
 
Historian Jac Weller gives a complete account of Wellington's career in India, the battles and sieges he undertook, the challenges he faced, and the lessons he learned. Weller explores the first major steps in Wellesley's career and demonstrates how these early triumphs set him on the road that would eventually lead to Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473822627
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	338
Sales rank:	245,281
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Jac Weller is an author and historian.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Chronology xv

I Arrival in India 1

II The Wellesley Brothers 18

III The First Action 33

IV The Storming of Seringapatam 58

V Command in Mysore 82

VI A Disappointment 101

VII Administration 114

VIII The Restoration of the Peshwa 132

IX The Mahratta War Begins 153

X Assaye 170

XI Argaum 195

XII Gawilghur and the End of the War 214

XIII A New Mahratta Conflict 233

XIV The Wellesleys Leave India 249

XV Arthur Wellesley at the Age of Thirty-six 262

XVI Appendix I: Ordnance in India, 1798-1805 279

Appendix II Organization and Tactics in India, 1799-1808 288

Appendix III Order of Battle, British Forces against Tipoo Sultan of Mysore in 1799 301

Bibliography 315

General Index 327

Index of Places 335