Jean Law de Lauriston Quotes
As far as I can see, there is nothing that you could call government between Patna and Delhi. If men in the position of Shujaa-ud-daulah would loyally join me, I could not only beat off the English, but would undertake the administration of the Empire.
He tried but his troops were defeated in 1761 and he was taken prisoner by the English. Not generally known but the French East India Company had designs on India as well as the English. They had a colony there in 1688 and there is a French Speaking community there to this day.
Jean Law de Lauriston, 1719-1797, Governor, French India Colony, Statement to a leading Indian Historian
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There had been an era whereby the French military had conquered much of Africa without the approval of the civilian authorities.
He conquered Korea in an act of blatant aggression, but got bogged down in a complicated occupation. He died before the Chinese part of the plan could be carried out. However, ever since China, Korea and other Asian countries have distrusted Japan and her aggressive intentions and history. The horrible Japanese record of aggression and atrocities of WWII solidified that anti Japanese sentiment which still exists to some extent.
There are many who disagree with Say’s claim that the ancient system of colonization produced more friends then the system was at the beginning f the 19th century. Alexander the Great may have been the only large conqueror in world history where the conquered people thought they were better off than before. Certainly the Romans did not make friends, and the French Normans who conquered England were never considered “friends” by the Saxons.
The Punjab, like Afghanistan and some other areas had no real tradition of government. The Sikhs of the Punjab had initiated a war with the British Colonial Empire—The 1st Anglo-Sikh War—which ended with a decisive British victory and a peace treaty where the rulers of the Punjab agreed to keep the peace. However, they really could not control the population and some Sikhs again attacked British and Muslim interests. The Governor-General reported that treaties and commitments with the Punjab leaders really meant little. The British also won the 2nd Anglo-Sikh War.
The Punjab, like Afghanistan and some other areas had no real tradition of government. The Sikhs of the Punjab had initiated a war with the British Colonial Empire—The 1st Anglo-Sikh War—which ended with a decisive British victory and a peace treaty where the rulers of the Punjab agreed to keep the peace. However, they really could not control the population and some Sikhs again attacked British and Muslim interests. The Governor-General reported that treaties and commitments with the Punjab leaders really meant little. The British also won the 2nd Anglo-Sikh War-. The Governor-General was determined that there would not be a 3rd war with the Sikhs of the Punjab.
While he fairly described the Spanish intentions, the reality which was not known at the time, was that most of the deaths in South America were caused by disease brought by the Spanish for which Europeans had some immunities and the natives of the New Word, none.
At the time, the major European countries were in a competitive scramble for colonies in Africa—so much so that there were very few independent territories left. The maps and borders of Africa were really decided by the Europeans.
Executed by the English for his part in the Easter Uprising. He was criticizing his fellow Irish. During the English conquest, Gaelic was often prohibited and almost totally disappeared. Since independence there have been various movements to revitalize the old Gaelic language but this have not gotten very far.
De Gaulle, after the humiliation of France in WWII, tried to reestablish the French overseas Empire at a time when colonialism was on its way out and even the United States under Franklin Delano Roosevelt favored independence for Indochina. De Gaulle’s insistence on reestablishing control of Indochina led to the Vietnamese quest for independence and the Vietnam War.
The Muslims had after the death of Muhammad conquered much of Asia including India. As many colonial conquerors they had little respect for the subjugated people and this quotation illustrates the point very well. However, compared to the Muslims, then perhaps the most advanced civilization in the world, Hindu culture was primitive by comparison.
Napoleon was referring to the Elector of Hesse-Cassel. who “rented” his citizens out as soldiers (the Hessians – from Hesse), making money for himself by paying them a fraction of what he was paid for each soldier. Napoleon thought that providing merceneries to other nations for money was an immoral and disgusting thing for a leader to do.
Baron Jean Law de Lauriston, was born on October 5, 1719 in Paris. He was twice Governor General of Pondicherry. Not much is known about his life, but his contributions to the French Colonial Empire are notable.
