ENG 515A Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nepotism
10 May 2018
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Lord Louis Mountbatten is born
Louis Mountbatten was born in Windsor, England, the fourth child of Prince
Louis of Battenberg and his wife, Princess Victoria, granddaughter
of Queen Victoria. He entered the Royal Navy at age 13. Among his many
assignments was that of aide-de-camp to the then Prince of Wales in
1921. He attained the rank of captain in 1932 and became a French and
German interpreter shortly thereafter. When the Second World War broke
out, he was given the command of the destroyer Kelly, which was attacked
by 24 German bombers off the coast of Crete and sunk in 1941.
(Mountbatten swam to shore and took control of the rescue effort.)
An able commander and a courageous soldier, Mountbatten was given
ever greater responsibilities: first that of command of Combined
Operations, then that of Supreme Allied Commander of Southeast Asia.
His cousin, the king, would have to fend off accusations of nepotism in
granting such appointments, despite Mountbatten’s gifts.
Mountbatten led the capture of Burma from Japanese control and later
accepted the surrender of Japanese land forces in September 1945. He
then went on to become the last British viceroy of India and an able
negotiator of independence for both India and Pakistan. He was created
Viscount Mountbatten of Burma in 1946 and admiral of the Royal
Mediterranean fleet in 1956. Other positions he later held include that of
chief of the U.K. defense staff, chairman of the chiefs of staff committee,
and finally governor and lord lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
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Document Summary
Louis mountbatten was born in windsor, england, the fourth child of prince. Louis of battenberg and his wife, princess victoria, granddaughter of queen victoria. He entered the royal navy at age 13. Among his many assignments was that of aide-de-camp to the then prince of wales in: he attained the rank of captain in 1932 and became a french and. An able commander and a courageous soldier, mountbatten was given ever greater responsibilities: first that of command of combined. Operations, then that of supreme allied commander of southeast asia. His cousin, the king, would have to fend off accusations of nepotism in granting such appointments, despite mountbatten s gifts. Mountbatten led the capture of burma from japanese control and later accepted the surrender of japanese land forces in september 1945. He then went on to become the last british viceroy of india and an able negotiator of independence for both india and pakistan.
