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Author: Naval & Military Press Publisher: ISBN: 9781843423522 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 136
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The existence of this Journal by Naval Cadet Edward S. Watson was unknown to Commander W. B. Rowbotham R. N. when he edited the definitive work The Naval Brigades in the Indian Mutiny 1857-58 for the Navy Records Society in 1947.Whilst Major-General G. L. Verney made cosiderable use of Cadet Watson s Letters to his mother in his story of H.M.S. Shannnon s Naval Brigade, published in The Devil s Wind , this Cadet s Journal - covering the entire period this particular Naval Brigade was ashore - does not feature in his Bibliography.Captain Oliver J. Jones R.N., who served in the Indian Mutiny as a Volunteer with the 53rd Regiment, makes reference to the author of this Cadet s Journal in his Recollections of a Winter Campaign in India 1857-58 with the remarks that: Peel s two aides-de-camp, two fine little mids about 15 years old - Lascelles and Watson - by name, who used to stick to him like his shadow, under whatever fire he went, and seemed perfectly indifferent to the whizzing of bullets or the plunging of cannon-balls. He might also have added that Lascelles was nearly a foot taller than the somewhat diminutive figure of Watson, who stood only 4 feet 5 inches in height.Edward Spencer Watson, born in Rockingham Castle, Northants., joined the service aged 13 years as a Naval Cadet aboard H.M.S. Shannon on 11 September 1856.Promoted to Midshipman exactly two years later prior to his temporary appointment to H.M.S. Victory when Shannon was paid off on 15 January 1859.After serving five months aboard H.M.S. Royal Albert he was sent to H.M.S. St. George in June 1860 with the rank of Acting Sub Lieutenant, but resigned his Commission in the Royal Navy on 6 April 1863.He then transferred his allegiance to the Army, becoming a Cornet in the 10th (Prince of Wales s Own Regiment) Hussars with seniority of 12 June 1863 - receiving promotion to Lieutenant on 13 July 1867, but in the Spring of 1873 he resigned his Army Commission. He died in 1889.
Author: Naval & Military Press Publisher: ISBN: 9781843423522 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 136
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The existence of this Journal by Naval Cadet Edward S. Watson was unknown to Commander W. B. Rowbotham R. N. when he edited the definitive work The Naval Brigades in the Indian Mutiny 1857-58 for the Navy Records Society in 1947.Whilst Major-General G. L. Verney made cosiderable use of Cadet Watson s Letters to his mother in his story of H.M.S. Shannnon s Naval Brigade, published in The Devil s Wind , this Cadet s Journal - covering the entire period this particular Naval Brigade was ashore - does not feature in his Bibliography.Captain Oliver J. Jones R.N., who served in the Indian Mutiny as a Volunteer with the 53rd Regiment, makes reference to the author of this Cadet s Journal in his Recollections of a Winter Campaign in India 1857-58 with the remarks that: Peel s two aides-de-camp, two fine little mids about 15 years old - Lascelles and Watson - by name, who used to stick to him like his shadow, under whatever fire he went, and seemed perfectly indifferent to the whizzing of bullets or the plunging of cannon-balls. He might also have added that Lascelles was nearly a foot taller than the somewhat diminutive figure of Watson, who stood only 4 feet 5 inches in height.Edward Spencer Watson, born in Rockingham Castle, Northants., joined the service aged 13 years as a Naval Cadet aboard H.M.S. Shannon on 11 September 1856.Promoted to Midshipman exactly two years later prior to his temporary appointment to H.M.S. Victory when Shannon was paid off on 15 January 1859.After serving five months aboard H.M.S. Royal Albert he was sent to H.M.S. St. George in June 1860 with the rank of Acting Sub Lieutenant, but resigned his Commission in the Royal Navy on 6 April 1863.He then transferred his allegiance to the Army, becoming a Cornet in the 10th (Prince of Wales s Own Regiment) Hussars with seniority of 12 June 1863 - receiving promotion to Lieutenant on 13 July 1867, but in the Spring of 1873 he resigned his Army Commission. He died in 1889.
Author: Edmund Hope Verney Publisher: ISBN: 9781843424437 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 180
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Shannon s Naval Brigade was among the reinforcements rushed to India in 1857 to help stap out the still glowing embers of the Indian Mutiny. Compiled from the author s letters & journals, this compact history gives a day-by-day account of their campaigns, including the recapture of Cawnpore, the scene of an infamous massacre of Europeans by the rebels, various minor, and the Siege and capture of Lucknow, where the garrison, unlike that at Cawnpore, successfully withstood a long and terrible ordeal. A vivid and important contribution to the story of the Mutiny.
Author: E. A. Williams Publisher: ISBN: 9781782821441 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 248
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The sailors and guns of the Royal Navy in India The activities of the Royal Navy's brigades-when its sailors left their ships with their precious guns to fight on land in concert with the army-are justifiably compelling to students of military history. Unusual aspects of warfare are always evocative and the naval brigades have performed exceptionally (as their several V. C. awards demonstrate) in many campaigns, often in difficult and exotic locations and on hard fought battlefields-particularly during the small colonial wars of the Victorian era. Perhaps the most interesting of all these campaigns was when the crews of H. M. S 'Shannon' and H. M. S 'Pearl' were called upon to fight during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. The crews fought in different theatres of the campaign; that of the 'Pearl' operated close to the Nepalese border, while the men of the 'Shannon, ' under the inspirational leadership of Sir William Peel, were present at the relief of Lucknow. This unique Leonaur edition brings together two essential and compelling first hand accounts and includes maps and illustrations, some of which are not to be found in the original (or any other) editions. Highly recommended in every way. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Author: Richard Brooks Publisher: Constable & Robinson ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 372
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Richard Brooks examines the strategic importance of the Naval Brigades and their human side from personal testimonies. They were introduced by the Royal Navy as a land warfare force to help the regular British Army during the the 19th century.
Author: Frank O. Hough Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781481969253 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 462
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This book, “Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal: History of U. S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II, Volume I,” covers Marine Corps participation through the first precarious year of World War II, when disaster piled on disaster and there seemed no way to check Japanese aggression. Advanced bases and garrisons were isolated and destroyed; Guam, Wake, and the Philippines. The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, “day that will live in infamy,” seriously crippled the U. S. Pacific Fleet; yet that cripple rose to turn the tide of the entire war at Midway. Shortly thereafter, the U. S. Marines launched on Guadalcanal an offensive which was destined to end only on the home islands of the Empire. The country in general, and the Marine Corps in particular, entered World War II in a better state of preparedness than had been the case in any other previous conflict. But that is a comparative term and does not merit mention in the same sentence with the degree of Japanese preparedness. What the Marine Corps did bring into the way, however, was the priceless ingredient developed during the years of pence: the amphibious doctrines and techniques that made possible the trans-Pacific advance – and, for that matter, the invasion of North Africa and the European continent. By publishing this operations history in a durable form, it is hoped to make the Marine Corps record permanently available for the study of military personnel, the edification of the general public, and the contemplation of serious scholars of military history.
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