MASTER's THESIS April25, 1996
.r\.,..._,. "The British Administration ofthe Ionian Islands: 1815-1831" MASTER'S THESIS David Bhamjee McGill University April25, 1996 0 "The British Administration of the 0 Ionian Islands, 1815-1831" Table of Contents Abstract Acknowledgments pp.i-ii Chapter 1: "The Fall ofthe Venetians and the War pp.l-11 Time Occupations, 1797-1814" Chapter 11: "British Sea Power and the Peace, 1815- pp.l2-17 1825" Chapter Ill: "The Ionian Islands Under Sir Thomas pp.l8-35 Maitland, 1815-1819" Chapter IV: c Britain and the Greek War for pp.36-73* "Great Independence, 1821-1827" Chapter V: "The Neutrality of the Ionian Islands pp.75-97 During the Greek War of Independence" Chapter VI: "The Ionian Islands, 1815-1831: A pp.98-115 Social, Political and Economic Analysis" Chapter VII: "British Strategy and the Ionian pp.ll6-123 Islands, 1815-1831" Appendices Introduction to Bibliography c Bibliography *please note, due to a reprinting, there is no page 74. ABSTRACT 0 In 1815, the British protectorate of the Ionian Islands was established by the Treaty of Paris. Great Britain acquired the islands for two purposes: First, to prevent Russia from establishing itself in the Mediterranean; Second, to provide a base in the eastern Mediterranean from which Britain could promote a balance of power favourable to its Levantine interests. From 1815 to 1831, those purposes were threatened by the outbreak of the Greek War for Independence. This thesis examines that period, so as to illustrate how Britain met this challenge, and protected its strategic interest. *** RESUME Le protectorat Britannique des iles Ioniennes fut etablit en 1815 par le Traite de Paris.
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