The Euphrates Expedition by John S Guest
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Overview: A daring but little-known voyage by a British expedition in the early days of steam travel is the subject of this history by John Guest. The Euphrates expedition was an attempt by the British government to achieve a geopolitical end by a technological means. The objective was to halt Russian expansion in the Near East, which some observers saw as a threat to India. The instrument was to be a flotilla of iron-hulled paddle-wheel steamboats that would partrol the long stretch of the river Euphrates from the Anatolian mountains to the Persian Gulf. There was another aspect to the enterprise: Thomas Love Peacock, the novelist friend of Shelley who worked for the East India Company, believed that the Euphrates valley could be a commercial route from Britain to India. The Euphrates was believed to be navigable for most of the year: the expedition was to undertake a proper survey. Francis Chesney, an artillery officer turned explorer, was placed in command of the expedition, which was funded by the British government and the East India Company.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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