CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
I. Family History: War of American Independence, 1754-81 7
II. Further Military Services: Political Life: Appointed Governor General of India: 1781-1813 25
III. Condition of India in 1813 43
IV. The Story of a Treaty: The Gúrkha War, 1814-16 63
V. The Gathering of the Storm: Events in Central India, 1814-16 85
VI. The Struggle, 1817: The Pindárí War: The Maráthá Powers rise in revolt 103
VII. The final overthrow of the Maráthá Powers, 1818-19 132
VIII. Reconstruction in Central India and in the South-West, 1818-23 158
IX. Foreign Relations: Internal Affairs: The great case of Palmer and Co. 183
X. Administrative Reforms: Conclusion: Lord Hastings' Work in India 200
Index 219
NOTE
The orthography of proper names follows the system adopted by the Indian Government for the Imperial Gazetteer of India. That system, while adhering to the popular spelling of very well-known places, such as Punjab, Poona, Deccan, &c, employs in all other cases the vowels with the following uniform sounds: —
a, as in woman: á, as in father: i, as in kin: í, as in intrigue: o, as in cold: u, as in bull: ú, as in rural.
