Causes of English Success
Some of the causes that were responsible for the success of the English Company are summed up as under:
1. English Company was a private enterprise. This created a spirit of self-reliance among the people. They knew that if they worked hard, they would be able to get profits and if they slackened, they were to be ruined,. The result was that the English Company became prosperous. Its condition was so sound that it could give loans to the Government. On account of its private nature, the English Company gained in another way, the changes at home did not affect the fortunes of the English Company in India.
2. Another cause of English success was their naval supremacy. On account of this, the English could send help to India whenever they pleased. There was none to check them on the way.
3. The English had their naval base in Bombay. The result was that they could keep their ships in safety in Bombay and could start their operations at once as soon as an opportunity was offered to them. They could also repair their ships there.
4. The English had three important places in India, viz., Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. The result was that even if one of these places was conquered by the enemy, the other two remained under their control. Even if two places were conquered by the enemy at one time, one place always remained with the English because the three places were far off from one another. All of them could not be conquered at one time.
5. The English entered India from the right quarter. They started from Bengal. It had a very productive soil. There was a lot of gold with the people and consequentiy the English got a lot of money after the conquest. Moreover, through the Ganges river, the English could penetrate into the interior of the country from Bengal. In the absence of good roads, the rivers provided an easy means of communication and transport at that time.
6. The English were fortunate in having many competent men like Lord Clive, Lord Lawrence and Sir Eyre Coote on their side, The English men always helped one another and that was the secret of their success.
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