Goa was one of Portugal's oldest colonies, being established in URL The British connection came during the Napoleonic Wars. Britain and Portugal were actually allies during this war, but the Portuguese were concerned at being unable to defend their empire from predatory French or her allied URL The British were happy to defend the colony and dispatched a Royal Naval squadron as well as by sending an army of 10,000 soldiers. They were posted at strategic locations like Aguada, Miramar, Carazalem, Palacio do Cabo and URL They followed it by building huge fortification in these areas there to help defend it (They were subsequently demolished after their departure). This amicable agreement was terminated in 1813 thanks largely to the massive defeat of the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar in URL There are two distinct phases of the period, from 1797 to 1798 and from 1802 to 1813 (In 1814 Napoléon was exiled to the island of Elba). For the next century, no country was capable of challenging the power of the Royal Navy. Goa could benefit from Pax Britannica. The British, controlling the vast majority of India by this time were more than happy to leave Goa to its oldest ally. During this time, the Portuguese were still nominally in charge of the administration of the territory (the local government was headed by the Viscount of Mirandela from 1794 to 1806, then by the Count of Sarzedas from 1806 to 1816). British cemetery The military cemetery is the only evidence of the presence of British forces in Goa that was otherwise ruled by the Portuguese. The cemetery came into existence over two centuries ago when the Portuguese sought help from the British to protect Goa from French troops. There are a total of 108 tombs, the oldest of them dates to 1808 and the latest of them dates to URL
Goa was one of Portugal's oldest colonies, being established in 1510. The British connection came during the Napoleonic Wars. Britain and Portugal were actually allies during this war, but the Portuguese were concerned at being unable to defend their empire from predatory French or her allied URL The British were happy to defend the colony and dispatched a Royal Naval squadron as well as by sending an army of 10,000 soldiers. They were posted at strategic locations like Aguada, Miramar, Carazalem, Palacio do Cabo and URL They followed it by building huge fortification in these areas there to help defend it (They were subsequently demolished after their departure). This amicable agreement was terminated in 1813 thanks largely to the massive defeat of the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar in 1805. There are two distinct phases of the period, from 1797 to 1798 and from 1802 to 1813 (In 1814 Napoléon was exiled to the island of Elba). For the next century, no country was capable of challenging the power of the Royal Navy. Goa could benefit from Pax Britannica. The British, controlling the vast majority of India by this time were more than happy to leave Goa to its oldest ally. During this time, the Portuguese were still nominally in charge of the administration of the territory (the local government was headed by the Viscount of Mirandela from 1794 to 1806, then by the Count of Sarzedas from 1806 to 1816). British cemetery The military cemetery is the only evidence of the presence of British forces in Goa that was otherwise ruled by the Portuguese. The cemetery came into existence over two centuries ago when the Portuguese sought help from the British to protect Goa from French troops. There are a total of 108 tombs, the oldest of them dates to 1808 and the latest of them dates to 1912.
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