<P> The impeachment of Warren Hastings was a failed attempt between 1788 and 1795 to impeach the first Governor - General of India in the Parliament of Great Britain . Hastings was accused of misconduct during his time in Calcutta particularly relating to mismanagement and personal corruption . The prosecution was led by Edmund Burke and became a wider debate about the role of the East India Company and the expanding empire in India . </P>
<P> The impeachment of Warren Hastings was a failed attempt between 1788 and 1795 to impeach the first Governor - General of India in the Parliament of Great Britain . Hastings was accused of misconduct during his time in Calcutta particularly relating to mismanagement and personal corruption . The prosecution was led by Edmund Burke and became a wider debate about the role of the East India Company and the expanding empire in India . </P>
who was impeached in england for acts committed as governor general of india
who was impeached in england for acts committed as governor general of india
Warren Hastings
Warren Hastings