The Reign of Terror, commonly The Terror(French: la Terreur), was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First French Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlericalsentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety. There is disagreement among historians over when exactly “the Terror” began. Some consider it to have begun only
The French Revolutionary Wars re-esclated as 1793 began. New powers entered the First Coalition days after the execution of King Louis XVI on 21 January. Spain and Portugal were among these. Then, on 1 February France declared war on Great Britain and the Netherlands. Three other powers made inroads into overwhelmingly French-speaking territory in the following months prompting France to amass, domestically, an army
James Hartley (1745–1799) was a British officer in the service of the East India Company. His employment was mainly in the company’s wars against the Maratha Empire, and against Tipu Sultan of the Kingdom of Mysore. Contents Early life Start of military career in India In the First Anglo-Maratha War Check to Hartley’s career, Royal intervention In the war with Tipu
Khopoli (formerly known as Campoolie) is an industrial city in the Khalapur taluka of Raigad district, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, at the base of the Sahyadri mountains. Patalganga River, which is the tailrace channel of Tata Hydroelectric Power station, flows through Khopoli. It is a municipal counciland is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Khopoli Municipal council covers an area of 30 km². Khopoli is served by a railway
Bhor Ghat, is a mountain passage located between Palasdari and Khandala for railway and between Khopoliand Khandala on the road route in Maharashtra, India, situated on the crest of the Western Ghats. Contents History Rail Road References History In February 1781, Bhorghat was the site of a battle between the Maratha Empirecentered in Pune and the foreign powers in Mumbai. The dispatched a large force to capture Pune, which had
Governor-general (plural governors-general) or governor general (plural governors general), in modern usage, is the title of an office-holder appointed to represent the monarch of a sovereign state in the governing of an independent realm as a viceroy. Governors-general have also previously been appointed in respect of major colonial states or other territories held by either a monarchy or republic, such as Japan in Korea and France in Indochina. Contents Current uses Governors-general in
Bhadra Fort is situated in the walled city area of Ahmedabad, India. It was built by Ahmad Shah I in 1411. With its well carved royal palaces, mosques, gates and open spaces, it was renovated in 2014 by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) as a cultural centre for the city. Contents Etymology History Structures Citadel, royal square and Teen Darwaza Azam Khan
Salsette Island is an island in the state of Maharashtra on India’s west coast. The metropolis of Mumbai and the cities of Thane and Mira-Bhayander lie on it, making it very populousand one of the most densely populated islands in the world. It has a population approaching 20 million inhabitants living on an area of about 619 square kilometres (239 sq mi). Contents Location History Geography Geology Other natural formations Lakes
The Supreme Council of Bengal was the highest level of executive government in British India from 1774 until 1833: the period in which the East India Company, a private company, exercised political control of British colonies in India. It was formally subordinate to both the East India Company’s Court of Directors (board) and to the British Crown. The Supreme Council was established by the British
The Treaty of Surat (6 March 1775) was a treaty by which Raghunathrao, one of the claimants to the throne of the Peshwa, agreed to cede Salsette and Bassein Fort to the English, in consideration of being himself restored to Poona. The military operations that followed are known as the First Anglo-Maratha War. Warren Hastings, who in his capacity of Governor General claimed a right of