Britain's Empire: Resistance, Repression and RevoltAs the call for a new understanding of our national history gets louder, this book turns the received imperial story of Britain on its head. Britain's Empire recounts the long overlooked narrative of the resisters, revolutionaries and revolters who stood up to the might of the Empire. Richard Gott recounts the Britain's misdeeds from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the Indian Mutiny, spanning the globe from Ireland to Australia, telling a story of almost continuous colonialist violence. Recounting events from the perspective of the colonized, Gott unearths the all-but-forgotten stories excluded from mainstream British histories. |
Contents
Introduction | |
NATIVE AMERICANS CARIBBEAN | |
The Last Great Native American Rebellions | |
Slave Rebellions in the Caribbean | |
Treaties and Proclamation Mark the End of the French | |
Episodes of Resistance during the American War | |
THE LOSS OF AMERICA CREATES A NEED FOR NEW PRISONS ABROAD | |
The Black Settlers of Sierra Leone | |
White Settlers Devise New Ways to Hunt the Australian Aborigines 39 | |
The Whitefeet in Ireland Oppose the Payment of Tithes and Rent | |
White Settler Rebellions and Buddhist Resistance in the East | |
Resistance in the Strait of Malacca | |
Resistance on the Gambia River in West Africa | |
The End of Slavery in Cape Colony the Rebellion of Maqoma and the Flight of the Boer Farmers | |
White Settler Rebellions in Canada | |
IMPERIAL HUMILIATION AND FURTHER EXPANSION 183947 | |
BRITAIN EXPANDS ITS COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY EMPIRE DURING | |
Resistance to Empire in the Caribbean in the Wake of | |
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Europes Revolutionary Conflict Spreads to South Africa | |
The Dutch Empire in Ceylon | |
Tipu Sultan and the Final Resistance of Indian Forces | |
Rebellions Revolts and Mutinies in the Caribbean | |
The Resistance of the Marathas to the British Invasion | |
Mutiny and Revolt by Muslim Sepoys and European Officers | |
Resistance in South Africa South America and Egypt | |
Slave Rebellion Xhosa Resistance and White Settler Revolt | |
British Penetration into the Persian Gulf | |
The British Seizure of Mauritius the Seychelles | |
Bulbhadar Singh and the Gurkha Resistance in Nepal | |
SLAVE REVOLTS WHITE SETTLEMENT INDIGENOUS EXTERMINATION | |
The Battle of Seven Oaks Canada | |
Revolts and Resistance in Central India | |
Revolt Fresh Settlement and Extermination in Cape Colony | |
The British Base and Prison on the Island of Singapore | |
Years of Unrest Culminate in a Fresh Revolt in Ireland | |
Aborigine Resistance in Australia and White Retaliation | |
The Ashanti Defeat the British at Esamankow | |
The Burmese Empire Fights Back | |
The Rajahs and Hill Peoples of Assam Rebel | |
AN END TO COLONIAL SLAVERY AND RESISTANCE TO FRESH SETTLEMENT 183038 | |
Slave Rebellions in the Caribbean Hasten the End of Slavery | |
The Resistance of the Amirs of Sind Is Reinforced by Their Baluchi Soldiers | |
The Long Struggle of the Sikhs in the Punjab | |
Aborigine Resistance in Victoria and Queensland | |
Maori Resistance in New Zealand | |
Muslim Resistance in Sarawak | |
The Penultimate Battles of the Xhosa in Cape Colony | |
PRELUDE TO THE MUTINY 184853 | |
William Smith OBrien and the Rising of the Young Irelanders | |
Dr Christopher Elliott Wikrama Sardawa Siddhapa and the Rebellion of the Kandy Pretenders | |
The Final Rebellion of the Xhosa in Cape Colony | |
West African Resistance | |
The NorthWest Frontier | |
Territories of India 60 The Burmese Empire Resists Further Invasion | |
THE GATHERING STORM 185458 | |
The Taiping Rebellion Spreads Unrest among Chinese Communities Elsewhere 62 White Settler Rebellion in Australia and Further Aborigine Resista... | |
The Santals in Bengal and the Moplahs in Malabar | |
James Sayers Orr and the Angel Gabriel Riots in Guyana | |
Nongqawuse and the SelfDestruction of the Xhosa in Cape Colony | |
The Great Rebellion in India | |
Epilogue | |
Acknowledgements | |
The Capture of Useful Imperial Harbours 47 Revolts among the Hill Tribes of Assam | |
Resistance to the British Invasion of Afghanistan | |
Bibliography | |
Illustration Credits | |
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