The Company's Sword: The East India Company and the Politics of Militarism, 1644–1858

The Company's Sword reveals how the British East India Company acquired a private army and how Indian and European soldiers shaped the Company's expansion. Tracing the institutional development of the Company's armies alongside the rebellions that challenged its growth, Christina Welsch uncovers the militarism at the heart of colonial India.

• | Author: Christina Welsch
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 08, 2024
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781108987349
• | ISBN-10: 1108987346