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Britain's naval victories in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars succeeded in protecting Britain from French invasion, but they could not of themselves defeat France. This required the shipping of large numbers of troops to, and successfully landing them on, French controlled territory - a major logistical operation. Wellington's expedition to Portugal and Spain led to Napoleon's defeat in the Peninsular War, but there were many other British expeditions before this which were not successful, in part because they were too logistically ambitious. This book examines in detail the logistical operations which supported British expeditionary warfare in the period. It outlines the role of the Transport Board, explores how it periodically chartered a large proportion of the British merchant fleet and what the effects of this were on merchant shipping, and discusses the Transport Board's relationship with other branches of government, including the Navy. The book concludes that the Transport Board grew in competence; that the failure of expeditions was often due to circumstances beyond its control; and that its role in the preparation of all the major military expeditions in which hundreds of thousands of British troops served overseas was very significant and very effective.

Robert K. Sutcliffe completed his doctorate at the University of Greenwich.

Great Britain --- History, Naval --- Great Britain--History, Naval--19th century. --- HISTORY / Military / Naval. --- British history. --- French Revolution. --- French history. --- NROTC. --- Napoleonic Wars. --- ROTC. --- Transport Board. --- border dispute. --- history of war. --- maritime history. --- military history. --- military studies. --- naval academy. --- transport. --- travel. --- war strategy. --- warfare.

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Following Napoleon's defeat of Prussia in 1806 and his treaties with Russia and Persia in 1807, the French threat to Britain's position in India seemed real and strengthening. At the same time, Napoleon's economic warfare with Britain and the success of French privateers in disrupting British trade in the Indian Ocean were having a severe impact. This book, based on extensive original research, relates in detail how Lord Minto, a Cabinet-level politician who was appointed Governor-General of Bengal in 1807, steadily and successfully worked to counter the French threat. It examines how he builta series of buffer alliances with local states on the northwest frontier of India; captured the Indian Ocean islands used as bases by French privateers, notably the Ile de France, now Mauritius; and,in 1811, conquered Java, nominally Dutch but following the incorporation of the Netherlands into the French Empire, effectively French. Besides the details of Lord Minto's career and activities, thebook also provides full background information on a wide range of relevant subjects, including the governance and finances of the East India Company, the various polities of the Indian subcontinent and neighbouring regions, and the political situation in Britain and Europe. Amita Das completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford. Aditya Das completed his doctorate at West VirginiaUniversity.

Minto, Gilbert Elliot, --- East India Company. --- India --- Great Britain --- History --- Foreign relations --- Elliot, Gilbert, --- Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Gilbert, --- Kynynmound, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-, --- Minto, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, --- Murray-Kynynmound, Gilbert Elliot-, --- Governor and Company of Merchants of London, Trading into the East Indies --- United Company of Merchants of England, Trading to the East Indies --- English East India Company --- East India Company (English) --- East India Tea Company --- East-India Companie --- United East India Company --- Compagnie des Indes orientales d'Angleterre --- Compagnie unie de marchands d'Angleterre commerçans aux Indes orientales --- Tung Yin-tu kung ssu --- Honourable East-India Company --- Sharikat al-Hind al-Sharqīyah al-Barīṭānīyah --- Engelse Oost-Indische Maatschappy --- Kumpanī-i Hind-i Sharqī --- کمپنى هند شرقى --- English Company Trading to the East-Indies --- Īsṭa Iṇḍiyā Kampanī --- British Occupation of India (1765-1947) --- 1765-1947 --- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General. --- British military strategy. --- British war history. --- British war. --- European politics. --- French battle strategy. --- French war. --- Indian war. --- NROTC. --- Napoleon Bonaparte. --- ROTC. --- history of war. --- nineteenth century. --- political science. --- war strategy.