Book contents
- Britain’s Maritime Empire
- Britain’s Maritime Empire
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Map
- 1 Introduction: ‘the master link of connection’
- 2 ‘The key to India’: consolidating the gateway to the East
- 3 ‘A sword in the hands’: European rivals, imperial designs, colonial problems
- 4 ‘A constant and unreserved correspondence’: networks of knowledge exchange
- 5 ‘The great outwork and bulwark of India’: troops, military manoeuvres and defending the eastern empire
- 6 Conclusions: ‘the connection between the settlements becomes more intimate’
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - ‘The key to India’: consolidating the gateway to the East
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 December 2016
Book contents
- Britain’s Maritime Empire
- Britain’s Maritime Empire
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Map
- 1 Introduction: ‘the master link of connection’
- 2 ‘The key to India’: consolidating the gateway to the East
- 3 ‘A sword in the hands’: European rivals, imperial designs, colonial problems
- 4 ‘A constant and unreserved correspondence’: networks of knowledge exchange
- 5 ‘The great outwork and bulwark of India’: troops, military manoeuvres and defending the eastern empire
- 6 Conclusions: ‘the connection between the settlements becomes more intimate’
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Britain's Maritime EmpireSouthern Africa, the South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean, 1763–1820, pp. 38 - 99Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016