Lord Mountbatten Last Viceroy Of India
In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on.
Lord mountbatten last viceroy of india. As the last viceroy he would oversee the british withdrawal from india and ensure in the smooth transition to power but his efforts would fail as the partition of india he tried to prevent would take place regardless. Louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma was a british statesman and naval officer who was the last viceroy of india and the first governor general of india. He was the last viceroy of india 1947 and the first governor general of independent india 19471948.
Lord louis mountbatten c mountbatten was a british naval officer who oversaw the defeat of the japanese offensive towards india during world war two.