Scotland and the Indian Empire: Politics, Scholarship and the Military in Making British India

by Alan Tritton

This is the story of two Scotsmen, Baillie and Edmonstone, who went out to India in 1782 and 1791 respectively, to earn their fortune. Neil Edmonstone rose through the ranks to be appointed the Acting Governor-General of India, Secretary of the Secret, Foreign and Political Department and for more than 20 years the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Company. John Baillie was appointed the Political Agent, aged 30, for Bundelkhand, which he brought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788318099
• ISBN13: 9781788318099
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"