narrow sense Richard Wellesley’s success who gained the full
control of Mughal India.
Wellesley had two ambition or goals in his mind from the
very beginning of his arrival in India. One is securing India for British Empire and second is ousting French from India. This statement showed that Richard had less loyalty for the company for whom he supposed to work. He had more loyalty for the British Empire. Remember that Wellesley was a politician from his very young age. He preferred politics more than business. Another fact was that he had hatred or fear about French. The reason behind this hatred and fear could be the brilliant history of the French military. Again, this hatred and fear could be seen from his personal point of view. As the French had a rivalry with the British and Wellesley was loyal and obedient towards Britain, it was natural of having hatred for the enemy of Britain which was France. Out of this hatred, Wellesley decided to take control of all the regions of Indian subcontinent which was then dominated by the French mercenaries. Wellesley started his homework against French even before reaching to India. While his ship was on repair in Cap, Richard met Major William Kirkpatrick who worked his entire adult life in India and has observed French mercenaries from very close contact. Richard took Major Kirkpatrick with him to Calcutta to implement his plan of expelling the French from India. It showed the desperateness of Wellesley of making India free from the French domination.