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100 1 $aNelson, Paul David,$d1941-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84161140
245 10 $aFrancis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of Hastings :$bsoldier, peer of the realm, Governor-General of India /$cPaul David Nelson.
260 $aMadison :$bFairleigh Dickinson University Press,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $a238 pages :$billustrations, 1 map ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index.
520 1 $a"Considering the importance of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings and 2nd Earl of Moira, it is surprising that no full-length biography has been written about him. The only significant studies of his career have been analyses of his role as governor-general of India in the early nineteenth century. Paul David Nelson's study rectifies this situation by providing a well-crafted scholarly analysis of the life of Lord Hastings. He covers in depth all aspects of the man's multifaceted career as a professional soldier, peer in the House of Lords, and governor-general of India. He also provides a character study of this intelligent, affable man, pointing out his strengths as a father, husband, and friend. In the process, Nelson does not lose sight of Hastings's personal weaknesses, particularly his financial ineptitude. He shows how the marquess ran up debts of nearly [pound]1,000,000 by the time of his death and left his family almost penniless." "The most important role that Hastings played was as a soldier in the British army. He was a young officer during the American war, fighting at Bunker Hill in 1775 as a lieutenant in the grenadier company of the 5th Regiment. Distinguishing himself, he was promoted captain and appointed aide-de-camp to General Henry Clinton. He went on to lead the Volunteers of Ireland, serve as adjutant general under Clinton, and to command an independent army in South Carolina in 1780-81. As governor-general of India from 1813 to 1823, he successfully led campaigns against the Nepalese, Pindaris, and Marathas." "Nelson's biography of Hastings is based upon extensive research in the Hastings Collection of the Huntington Library, San Marino, California; the Oriental and India Office Collections of the British Library; the Public Record Office; and a large array of other archives. It also utilizes many published primary and secondary sources."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aHastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings,$cMarquess of,$d1754-1826.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83073827
650 0 $aGovernors general$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
650 0 $aGovernors general$zIndia$zBengal$vBiography.
651 0 $aIndia$xHistory$yBritish occupation, 1765-1947.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064915
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004022856.html
852 00 $boff,glx$hDS475.6$i.N56 2005