The cruise of the Pearl with an account of the operations of the naval brigade in India 1857-1858 /
An exciting account of a unique episode in the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58. As the author, who was naval Chaplain aboard 'H.M.S Pearl', says in his introduction: 'This is, I believe, the only example in English history of officers and seamen of the Royal Navy leaving their ships, and tak...
| Основен автор: | Williams, E. A. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Luton :
Andrews UK,
2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=488719 |
| Резюме: |
An exciting account of a unique episode in the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58. As the author, who was naval Chaplain aboard 'H.M.S Pearl', says in his introduction: 'This is, I believe, the only example in English history of officers and seamen of the Royal Navy leaving their ships, and taking their guns seven or eight hundred miles into the interior of a great continent, to serve as soldiers, marching and counter-marching for fifteen months ... and taking an active part in upwards of twenty actions ... |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource. |
| ISBN: |
9781781490099 1781490090 |