Suppressing piracy and defending British commerce Flashcards
The trade route between which four places became a major source of income for Britain in the early 1800s?
China, East Indies, India, and England.
Who wreaked havoc on British shipping in the Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars?
French privateers operating out of Isle de France.
Who was the most renowned French privateer?
How many prizes did he capture in his career?
How many in a single expedition, 1807-08?
Robert Surcouf.
16.
How was the French threat eliminated?
The Isle de France was renamed _______ and became a _____ ____
By capturing Isle de France in 1810.
Mauritius, naval base.
Who continued to threaten shipping from the Red Sea to Bombay?
Arab pirates.
Who chartered the Red Sea area from 1800-09?
Royal Navy surveyors.
Who did Britain sign treaties with for the protection of British commerce?
When were these signed by?
Imam of Mocha and sultan of Aden.
1802.
In 1820, where was bombarded until the Imam accepted a commercial treaty?
Mocha.
Why was Berbera blockaded from 1827-32?
Until compensation was obtained for an attack on British shipping.
Where became a hotbed of piracy in the 19th century?
A large fleet of up to ___ pirate ships operated in this area.
Straits of Malacca.
100.
This area became a priority of the EIC due to what steadily increasing?
Opium sales in China.
What did they agree with the Dutch in 1824?
To divide the area and introduce naval patrols.
What did they introduce?
How did this effect piracy levels?
Naval squadron.
Reduced them, but didn’t eliminate them.
