The 'Great Game': The Russian-British scramble for Central Asia (PICS)
The British Empire always took great care to guard India, one of the main sources of its wealth and might. London reacted immediately to any encroachment on this "jewel in the crown" by any of the European powers.
Thus, the attempt by Russian Emperor Paul I, together with Napoleon, to undertake a joint campaign in India in 1801 was nipped in the bud by the British. Paul was murdered as a result of a conspiracy w