Lord Mountbatten Last Viceroy Of India

This dramatization is a solidly acted depiction of the last days of the british empire in india and mountbattens role in the transition from colony to independent nation. During his tenure india got independence in the form of two dominions of india pakistan. Lord louis mountbatten c mountbatten was a british naval officer who oversaw the defeat of the japanese offensive towards india during world war two.
lord mountbatten last viceroy of india

As the last viceroy he would oversee the british withdrawal from india and ensure in the smooth transition to power but his efforts would fail as.

Lord mountbatten last viceroy of india. And then first governor general of free india from 15 august 1947 21 june 1948. Louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma was a british statesman and naval officer who was the last viceroy of india and the first governor general of india. He was the last viceroy of india 1947 and the first governor general of independent india 19471948. Last viceroy of india 1947 1948 lord mountbatten served as last viceroy of india from 12 february 1947 15 august 1947.

Mountbatten has many biographies out there some less flattering than others. The world war ii hero and last viceroy of india was aboard his 29 foot shadow v fishing boat with six others near his summer home in northwest ireland the morning of the attack. He was appointed the last viceroy of british. Louis mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten original name louis francis albert victor nicholas prince of battenberg born june 25 1900 frogmore house windsor engdied aug.

In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on. Lord mountbatten february 1947 august 1947 as viceroy of india chakravarthi rajagopalachari 1948 1950 as governor general of dominion of india abolished. A sunny day turns. From 1954 to 1959 mountbatten was first sea lord a position that had been held by his father prince louis of battenberg some forty years earlier.

The final viceroy of india louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma hugh bonneville is tasked with overseeing the transition of british india to independence but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change. Lord mountbatten was the last viceroy of india during the partition of british india into india and pakistan. 27 1979 donegal bay off mullaghmore county sligo ire british statesman naval leader and the last viceroy of india.