The Causes of French Failure and British Success in India
The reasons for the failure of the French in India and the success of the British can be seen in the following points:
- France's European ambitions put great pressure on its resources. The emperors of France were fighting a war with the countries of Europe to establish natural boundaries, while England considered itself separate from Europe and was engaged in the expansion of colonization unitedly.
- There was also a difference in the governance system of France and England.France had a monarchy in which the system of governance depended on the personality of the emperor.
- The financial condition of France was weakened due to the incompetent government system of Louis XIV and Louis XIV, while on the other hand England was moving towards a constitutional system under the Hing party. It was a perfect system that made England more powerful than France.
- There was a fundamental difference in the formation of a French and a British company. The British company was formed as a private joint stock company.
- The French Company, on the other hand, was a department of the Government, with no government interference in its management, as dividends to the Company's officers were guaranteed by the Government; Therefore, the directors of the company were not particularly interested in the prosperity of the company.
- The Bengal conquest of the British not only increased their prestige, but it also gave them immense wealth and man power. At thetime when the French were concerned about paying salaries totheir army, Bengal was providing both money and people to the British. That is why Mariette has said, "Duple was searching for the key to India in Madras, while Clive found and found it in Bengal."