Britain's Forgotten Wars: Colonial Campaigns of the 19th CenturyThe History Press, 14 de set. de 2016 - 224 páginas This is a collection of Ian Heron's three books, "Massacre and Retribution", "The Savage Empire" and "Blood in the Sand". Much has been written about the great British military triumphs of the 19th century, but there are many more astonishing stories which have been largely forgotten. These forgotten wars cannot hope to compete in history with the Crimean War or the Boer War, but for acts of sheer courage and endurance, they deserve to be remembered. Using the actual words of the soldiers themselves, Ian Hernon presents an account which evokes Victorian colonial warfare in all its barbarity and the self-righteous belief of the British in the rectitude of their cause. |
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... shot becomes a matter of mere accident . ' Small wonder that Charles Napier wrote : ' The short range and very uncertain flight of shot from the musket begets the necessity of closing with the enemy , which the British soldier's ...
... shot becomes a matter of mere accident . ' Small wonder that Charles Napier wrote : ' The short range and very uncertain flight of shot from the musket begets the necessity of closing with the enemy , which the British soldier's ...
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... shot ( which bounced off the ground causing carnage among a column of men ) , grapeshot , common shell and shrapnel . Common shell included a time fuse which exploded a hollow round , despatching fragments in all directions . Shrapnel ...
... shot ( which bounced off the ground causing carnage among a column of men ) , grapeshot , common shell and shrapnel . Common shell included a time fuse which exploded a hollow round , despatching fragments in all directions . Shrapnel ...
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... shot and Davie concentrated his dwindling command in the old royal palace, a rambling structure of interlocking compounds which included the makeshift hospital. He positioned four three-pounders to cover the main approaches. There were ...
... shot and Davie concentrated his dwindling command in the old royal palace, a rambling structure of interlocking compounds which included the makeshift hospital. He positioned four three-pounders to cover the main approaches. There were ...
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... shot whizzed overhead. Unaware that the cannonade had been ineffectual, the Kandyans rushed to attack but halted 200 yards from the muzzles of the defenders crouched below the low parapets. The attackers were packed into the steel jaws ...
... shot whizzed overhead. Unaware that the cannonade had been ineffectual, the Kandyans rushed to attack but halted 200 yards from the muzzles of the defenders crouched below the low parapets. The attackers were packed into the steel jaws ...
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... shot burst within the pa and 'I fancy they must have lost many men.' The following day the bombardment continued but the flax-woven palisades made it impossible to see how much damage was done to the defences. The shot was simply ...
... shot burst within the pa and 'I fancy they must have lost many men.' The following day the bombardment continued but the flax-woven palisades made it impossible to see how much damage was done to the defences. The shot was simply ...
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The Benin Massacre 1897 | |
The Tirah Campaign 18978 | |
the War Correspondents | |
Bibliography | |
Part Three Blood in the Sand | |
Introduction | |
The Gurkha War 181416 | |
The Defeat of the Borneo Pirates 18409 | |
The Ashanti War of the Golden Stool 1900 | |
Part Two The Savage Empire | |
Introduction | |
The Capture and Loss of Buenos Aires 18067 | |
The First Burma War 18246 | |
The Black War Tasmania 182430 | |
The Opium War 183942 | |
The Persian War 18567 | |
The Arrow or Second China War 185660 | |
The Shortest War Zanzibar 1896 | |
The Storming of Madagascar 1845 | |
The First Sikh War 18456 | |
The Second Sikh War 18489 | |
Eureka Stockade Australia 1854 | |
The Defence of Kars Turkey 1855 | |
The Fenian Invasion of Canada 1866 | |
The Battle of Orange Walk Belize 1872 | |
The Hut Tax War Sierra Leone 1898 | |
Bibliography and Sources | |
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Britain's Forgotten Wars: Colonial Campaigns of the 19th Century Ian Hernon Visualização parcial - 2016 |
Britain's Forgotten Wars: Colonial Campaigns of the 19th Century Ian Hernon Prévia não disponível - 2003 |
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