Imperial Rule in India: Paternal Governance and Conquest under the Lawrences and Montgomery

This book explores the remarkable careers of George, Henry and John Lawrence and Robert Montgomery (Field Marshall Montgomery of Alamein's grandfather) who served in the East India Company during the first half of the nineteenth century.From modest backgrounds in the north of Ireland, all four men would assume leading roles in the colonial administration of India.After initial training in England and in Calcutta, they served their apprenticeships in the Delhi Territory and in the North-Western Provinces (modern day Uttar Pradesh) as military officers (George and Henry) and Collectors (of revenue) and District Magistrates (John and Robert).Henry would later make the move from military to civilian employment when he became a land revenue surveyor.As this book reveals, these years were incredibly important in the formation of their administrative style.Ruling large swathes of northern India in paternal fashion, John and Robert became highly knowledgeable on local agrarian affairs.Likewise