Louis Mountbatten Indian Independence

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Louis mountbatten indian independence. In 1959 he became chief of the defence staff the most senior uniformed military adviser to the prime minister. As britain had promised independence to india at the end of world war ii his appointment enraged many indians. The job involved overseeing the transition of british india to independence with the aim of creating united india. Mountbatten then set a deadline for the transfer of power from britain to india.

Lord mountbatten returned to the navy and became first sea lord 40 years after his dad did the same job. Mountbatten held many prominent titles in the british aristocracy. Lord louis mountbatten c mountbatten was a british naval officer who oversaw the defeat of the japanese offensive towards india during world war two. 27 1979 donegal bay off mullaghmore county sligo ire british statesman naval leader and the last viceroy of india.

He was appointed the last viceroy of british. Mountbatten brought forward the date of the partition from 1948 to 1947 hoping this would reduce the tensions. A commander in the second world war and became the last viceroy of india in 1947 and the first governor general of india after independence. So whatever acts of protests indians had been carrying out in their demand for independence came to an end.

But the indian independence act which came into force at midnight on 15 august 1947. He declared the india states will bear in mind that the alternative to co operation in the general interest in anarchy and chaos which will overwhelm great and small in a common ruin advised by nehru mountbatten summoned a meeting of the chamber of princes on 25th july 1947 only 20 days before the declaration of independence. Lord mountbatten 1900 1979 and lady mountbatten 1901 1960 as viceroy and vicereine of india. Lord louis mountbatten cousin of king george vi and a hero of world war ii is named the last british colonial administrator of india.

When india and pakistan attained independence at midnight on the night of 1415 august 1947 mountbatten remained in new delhi for 10 months serving as the first governor general of an independent india until june 1948. However mountbatten accelerated independence negotiations and in pushing for the partition of the former mogul empire into india and pakistan he may have saved the indian subcontinent from full scale civil war. This convinced the indians that he and the british government were sincere about granting independence to india. His career involved extensive naval commands the diplomatic negotiation of independence for india and pakistan and the highest military defense.