G J Bryant
Biographic Data
| ID | 5645828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G J Bryant |
| GIVEN NAMES | G J |
| FAMILY NAME | Bryant |
| SIGNATURE | BRYANT G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Greater Manchester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
British Logistics and the Conduct of the Carnatic Wars
All armies must feed to exist and move to engage the enemy, so logistical operations are crucial to warfare. Logistical provision for the Madras army was so restricted in its wars between 1746 and 1783 that it dominated strategy rather than served it. This was due to the enemy’s light cavalry being so superior that it could invariably cut British communications. But the enemy was unable to defeat the British in pitched battles or take their fortr…
Indigenous Mercenaries in the Service of European Imperialists
Indigenous Mercenaries in the Service of European Imperialists
When the British got drawn into a series of wars against the French and a variety of Indian princes in south-east India (the Carnatic) in the latter half of the eighteenth century, they were short of men to fight them because few lower-class Europeans could be enticed to the East. So they had to turn to the large indigenous Indian military labour market and found many willing to serve for the regular pay which, unusually for India, the East India…
The Cavalry Problem in the Early British Indian Army, 1750-1785
Pacification in the early British Raj, 1755–85
Officers of the East India Company's army in the days of Clive and Hastings
Indigenous Mercenaries in the Service of European Imperialists
When the British got drawn into a series of wars against the French and a variety of Indian princes in south-east India (the Carnatic) in the latter half of the eighteenth century, they were short of men to fight them because few lower-class Europeans could be enticed to the East. So they had to turn to the large indigenous Indian military labour market and found many willing to serve for the regular pay which, unusually for India, the East India…
Pacification in the early British Raj, 1755–85
Officers of the East India Company's army in the days of Clive and Hastings
Pacification in the early British Raj, 1755–85
The Cavalry Problem in the Early British Indian Army, 1750-1785
Indigenous Mercenaries in the Service of European Imperialists
Indigenous Mercenaries in the Service of European Imperialists
When the British got drawn into a series of wars against the French and a variety of Indian princes in south-east India (the Carnatic) in the latter half of the eighteenth century, they were short of men to fight them because few lower-class Europeans could be enticed to the East. So they had to turn to the large indigenous Indian military labour market and found many willing to serve for the regular pay which, unusually for India, the East India…
British Logistics and the Conduct of the Carnatic Wars
All armies must feed to exist and move to engage the enemy, so logistical operations are crucial to warfare. Logistical provision for the Madras army was so restricted in its wars between 1746 and 1783 that it dominated strategy rather than served it. This was due to the enemy’s light cavalry being so superior that it could invariably cut British communications. But the enemy was unable to defeat the British in pitched battles or take their fortr…
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