Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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British East India Company

Also searchable as East India Company, EIC, English East India Company.

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  1. Bruships 262: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:40:48Tea, silver and the explanation for opium exportsNotable Point
  2. William Adams - the English Samurai from the 17th Century... whose memorial I stumbled into!
    1:24:12Dutch trading posts and Adams's letters homeChapter
  3. William Adams - the English Samurai from the 17th Century... whose memorial I stumbled into!
    1:31:17Saris and Cocks disagree about Adams's Japanese customsNotable Point
  4. William Adams - the English Samurai from the 17th Century... whose memorial I stumbled into!
    1:38:55The East India Company's trade within AsiaChapter
  5. Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:57:58Arms manufacture, capital and the East India CompanyNotable Point
  6. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    33:33When the Royal Navy was best fundedQ&A
  7. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:09:59Tea, silver, and the East India Company's opium tradeQ&A
  8. Bruships 240: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    27:39A stronger China and European expansion in AsiaQ&A
  9. Bruships 239: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    30:29How the Royal Navy checked the East India Company at seaNotable Point
  10. Bruships 231: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:23:23How a private company's battle fleet would concern the Royal NavyQ&A
  11. Piet Pieterszoon Hein: Dutchman who took a Spanish Silver Fleet
    8:17Merchant influence in Dutch government and naval serviceChapter
  12. Bruships 217: Back from Japan 2025: Jetlag is a Myth - Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:19:45How the East India Company became a corporate empireNotable Point
  13. Bruships 217: Back from Japan 2025: Jetlag is a Myth - Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:30:08Debt and political collapse in the East India Company's expansionNotable Point
  14. Bruships 217: Back from Japan 2025: Jetlag is a Myth - Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:32:19The East India Company's dissolution and claimed successorsQ&A
  15. Bruships 217: Back from Japan 2025: Jetlag is a Myth - Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:38:30Why East India Company profitability is hard to measureQ&A
  16. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    10:37HMS Seahorse and Nelson's first combatChapter
  17. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    13:23Regular pay sustains the East India Company's military powerNotable Point
  18. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    2:12:36Prize money reveals the battle's commercial valueNotable Point
  19. Suffren: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Voldermort
    33:50Negapatam: a handful of French ships carry the fightChapter
  20. Suffren: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Voldermort
    42:16Negapatam outlasts the battle in the peace settlementNotable Point
  21. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    32:47What American merchant captures achieved in the War of 1812Q&A
  22. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    35:27Why East India Company convoys were difficult frigate targetsQ&A
  23. Vice-Admiral Joshua Rowley: The Trials of Being the Solid Deputy for the Greats!
    1:33:28Protecting the East India convoy and sponsoring JervisChapter
  24. Bruships 189: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:04:42The East India Company as an armed commercial powerNotable Point
  25. The Battle of Cartagena de Indias(1741) - How not to do combined operations... Naval History Live
    16:12Robert Jenkins beyond the severed-ear storyNotable Point
  26. The Battle of Cartagena de Indias(1741) - How not to do combined operations... Naval History Live
    20:00Patronage and financial discipline in the East India CompanyNotable Point
  27. What if the 1900s Royal Navy went full DARPA?
    11:54Exploration, proven routes and commercial investmentNotable Point
  28. Prof Mercogliano & Dr C Discuss What is going on with Logistics(Shipping)? #2Historians Ep 5
    1:34:52China links shipyards, merchant shipping, naval growth, and overseas portsNotable Point
  29. The Monroe Doctrine, a living history of Rhetoric vs Reality
    2:24:15Were the East India and Hudson's Bay companies government-run?Q&A
  30. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    16:38Fourth rates multiplied deterrence on foreign stationsChapter
  31. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    39:00HMS Hindostan turned an East Indiaman into a fourth rateChapter
  32. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    40:29An East Indiaman carried the Macartney embassy to ChinaNotable Point
  33. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    1:49:48Why higher company pay did not empty the Royal NavyQ&A
  34. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    45:45Sceptre and armed merchantmen capture a Dutch convoyNotable Point
  35. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    53:31Droits of the Crown turn pre-war captures into paymentsNotable Point
  36. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    52:37Why carrying silver enriched Royal Navy frigate captainsQ&A
  37. Battle of Sinop(1853): Part 1 - Split due to Emergency
    29:01Avarice and the East India Company's institutional motiveQ&A
  38. Bruships 124: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series
    2:23:14The difficulty of recommending an East India Company ship historyQ&A
  39. Invasion of Trimcomalee(1795)
    23:11Madras mobilises an expedition for CeylonChapter
  40. Invasion of Trimcomalee(1795)
    27:04Sea mobility defeats Dutch interior linesNotable Point
  41. British Capture of Trincomalee(1795) & it’s consequences
    56:22Hobart, Rainier, and Stewart build a campaignChapter
  42. British Capture of Trincomalee(1795) & it’s consequences
    1:10:11Britain sends enough troops to keep CeylonNotable Point
  43. Bruships 122: Patreon Special - how wooden ships between 1700 to 1860 are built
    1:28:36Teak and the Royal Navy's Indian dockyardsQ&A
  44. Ersatz Monarch Class: Pebbles casting Ripples can lead to Tsunamis - Key Ship Series 4, Episode 10
    20:21British engineering in the dreadnought raceNotable Point
  45. Fourth Rates: When the Fourth is Just Not Enough
    17:14Why fourth rates suited distant stationsChapter
  46. Navigation Acts: Wars, Greed & Infrastructure
    36:14London as a city-state inside a territorial kingdomNotable Point
  47. Navigation Acts: Wars, Greed & Infrastructure
    45:46Plantation trade as economic warfareNotable Point
  48. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    2:59:17London's commercial institutions and British sea powerNotable Point
  49. The Navigation Acts (1651/1660/1663/1670/1673/1696/1733/1764)
    1:24:35Why England wanted to control the movement of silverNotable Point
  50. The Navigation Acts (1651/1660/1663/1670/1673/1696/1733/1764)
    1:45:18Why the Eastland Company lost its monopolyNotable Point
  51. The Navigation Acts (1651/1660/1663/1670/1673/1696/1733/1764)
    2:09:21Did Britain try to take the Caribbean islands later?Q&A
  52. Ottoman Venetian War: Comment Response
    12:31Spice trade and the Ottoman-Venetian conflictQ&A
  53. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    2:16:17How piracy endangered English trade with the Mughal EmpireChapter
  54. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    2:16:17How William III's accession weakened the East India Company's positionNotable Point
  55. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century (Comment Response)
    12:35Teak and imperial shipbuildingNotable Point
  56. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century (Comment Response)
    1:08:47East India Company timber and dockyard infrastructureQ&A
  57. First Fleet: Founding of Australia
    6:07Port Jackson and the fragile supply lineNotable Point
  58. First Fleet: Founding of Australia
    34:17Lady Penrhyn, civilian logistics, and return tradeChapter
  59. First Fleet: Founding of Australia
    40:29Scarborough from the timber trade to scurvy and China teaNotable Point
  60. The Story of the First Fleet (Founding of Australia)
    1:25:11Lady Penrhyn carries women, Marines, and horsesChapter
  61. The Story of the First Fleet (Founding of Australia)
    1:32:39Scarborough survives mutiny fears, scurvy, and the return voyageChapter
  62. The Story of the First Fleet (Founding of Australia)
    1:36:07Scarborough and Charlotte recover at TinianChapter
  63. The Story of the First Fleet (Founding of Australia)
    1:49:44Alexander carries Friendship's crew and French papers homeNotable Point
  64. The Story of the First Fleet (Founding of Australia)
    1:51:57Charlotte's slow voyage, medal, and later serviceChapter
  65. Cressy(1899) Class: Famous for the Wrong Things - 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 12
    46:22HMS Sutlej's escort, training, and convoy careerChapter
  66. Epic Blunders of Naval History
    14:50Swally exposes Portuguese complacency in IndiaNotable Point
  67. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 64
    24:20Swally turns a small naval action into commercial accessChapter
  68. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    50:18The China Fleet carries immense value with one brig for escortChapter
  69. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    58:08Pulo Aura: merchantmen bluff a French squadronChapter
  70. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    1:10:50Pulo Aura's bluff risked merchant hulls and cargoNotable Point
  71. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    1:20:06Were East Indiamen faster than warships?Q&A
  72. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    42:03Why Canada could not be exploited like IndiaQ&A
  73. Bruships 75: Following the 614th Running the Gauntlet
    1:52:17From indirect rule to direct colonial controlQ&A
  74. British Industry: The More than Just Ships P3/4: Maintaining (Royal Navy Dockyards II)
    21:33Local shipwrights and administration sustained Bombay DockyardNotable Point
  75. The Forgotten Trafalgar: the 1509 Battle of Diu
    2:49:48How factories became an East India Company stateNotable Point
  76. Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises
    2:14:30An early independent India and imperial basingQ&A
  77. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    31:47East India Company commissions as a route to statusNotable Point
  78. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    36:33Political fractures created openings for imperial companiesNotable Point
  79. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    44:46Battlefield scale from Europe to CalcuttaNotable Point
  80. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    3:19Why the Seven Years' War was globalChapter
  81. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    17:24How the East India Company built usable armiesNotable Point
  82. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    31:22Q&A: how large were the Company armies?Q&A
  83. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    1:24:52Chandannagar: warships and field guns attack togetherNotable Point
  84. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    1:29:26Q&A: Hanover was not the same as Britain's empireQ&A
  85. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    2:13:09Cuddalore and limited sea control in IndiaChapter
  86. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    2:32:47Madras, trading posts, and Company financeChapter
  87. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    14:08South Sea Company pressure for wider tradeNotable Point
  88. Age of Sail Ship of the Line/Frigate Primer – what Rate am I looking at?
    22:01First and second rates: gun decks and gun countsNotable Point
  89. Age of Sail Ship of the Line/Frigate Primer – what Rate am I looking at?
    25:50Fourth rates and overseas stationsNotable Point
  90. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    5:06Did the East India Company commission ships of the line?Q&A
  91. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    5:45Teak construction and specialized East India routesNotable Point
  92. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    8:54Could armament or crews explain a supposed port restriction?Q&A
  93. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    11:06Why states granted East India monopoliesChapter
  94. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    15:24Armed merchantmen, letters of marque, and convoy defenseChapter
  95. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    17:55East Indiamen as a model for armed space commerceNotable Point
  96. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    25:24Cargo decks made East Indiamen convertible warshipsNotable Point
  97. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    32:14East India Company trade power at seaChapter
  98. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    37:20East Indiamen as long-range bulk carriersNotable Point
  99. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    45:28How much did an East Indiaman's rigging weigh?Q&A
  100. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    46:26Arniston shows the voyage rhythm of East IndiamenNotable Point
  101. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    50:19How East Indiamen ended their careersQ&A
  102. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    55:06Lascar crews were concentrated on regional Asian routesNotable Point
  103. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:03:05Why buy good guns for merchant ships?Q&A
  104. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:07:10HMS Calcutta shows the merchantman-warship gapNotable Point
  105. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:19:11Pulo Aura turns merchantmen into a deception forceChapter
  106. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:22:00Intelligence and commercial stakes before Pulo AuraChapter
  107. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:24:35Earl Camden gave Dance a convincing flagshipNotable Point
  108. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:28:17Alfred and Royal George deepened the Pulo Aura deceptionNotable Point
  109. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:40:50Pulo Aura's attack and chase sell the illusionNotable Point
  110. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:58:14Nathaniel Dance shared the credit for Pulo AuraNotable Point
  111. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    2:03:57Country ships filled the smaller regional tradeQ&A
  112. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    2:05:06Was this still the Golden Age of Piracy?Q&A
  113. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    2:25:22Why an East Indiaman's cost is hard to calculateQ&A
  114. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    2:35:06Steam arrived as the company's political role changedQ&A
  115. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    2:41:29When could a merchantman defeat a warship?Q&A
  116. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    2:43:51East India service offered a risky route upwardChapter
  117. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    2:47:59Did East Indiamen protect rope against theft?Q&A
  118. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?
    4:34How the China Fleet bluffed a French squadron at Pulo AuraQ&A
  119. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    2:56:02Foreign personnel in British naval serviceQ&A
  120. Bruships 42: Some More Scifi
    4:29:27The East India Company analogy emphasizes imperial persistenceNotable Point
  121. Guadeloupe 1810 (Part 2 of Live)
    1:05:59How a trading company accumulates an empireNotable Point
  122. Guadeloupe 1810 (Part 2 of Live)
    1:08:38East India Company or Hudson's Bay Company?Q&A
  123. Paddle Ships at War
    48:01The East India Company as a commercial sovereignNotable Point
  124. Paddle Ships at War
    53:04HEIC Diana's qualified claim to first paddle-steamer combatQ&A
  125. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    26:16Infrastructure as a wartime logistics questionNotable Point
  126. Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:01:07Space commercialization through the East India Company analogyNotable Point