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Author: Granville George Algernon EgertonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 60
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With the 72nd Highlanders in the Sudan Campaign [of 1898].
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Author: Granville George Algernon EgertonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Sudan
Author: Edward M. SpiersPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136311211
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
In 1898, Kitchener's Anglo-Egyptian army defeated the armies of dervishes at the battle of Omdurman. To commemorate the event, 11 historians have produced a reappraisal of the reconquest and its international repercussions. They examine some of the policies, personalities and issues involved.
British Military Operations in Egypt and the Sudan
Author: Harold E. RaughPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 1461657008
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The British Army's campaigns in Egypt and the Sudan from 1882 to 1899 were among the most dramatic and hard-fought in British military history. In 1882, the British sent an expeditionary force to Egypt to quell the Arabic Revolt and secure British control of the Suez Canal, its lifeline to India. The enigmatic British Major General Charles G. Gordon was sent to the Sudan in 1884 to study the possibility of evacuating Egyptian garrisons threatened by Muslim fanatics, the dervishes, in the Sudan. While the dervishes defeated the British forces on a number of occasions, the British eventually learned to combat the insurrection and ultimately, largely through superior technology and firepower, vanquished the insurgents in 1898. British Operations in Egypt and the Sudan: A Selected Bibliography enumerates and generally describes and annotates hundreds of contemporary, current, and hard-to-find books, journal articles, government documents, and personal papers on all aspects of British military operations in Egypt and the Sudan from 1882 to 1899. Arranged chronologically and topically, chapters cover the various campaigns, focusing on specific battles, leading military personalities, and the contributions of imperial nations as well as supporting services of the British Army. This definitive volume is an indispensable reference for researching imperialism, colonial history, and British military operations, leadership, and tactics.
Extreme Violence and the ‘British Way’
Author: Michelle GordonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350156906
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Analysing three cases of British colonial violence that occurred in the latter half of the 19th century, this book argues that all three share commonalities, including the role of racial prejudices in justifying the perpetration of extreme colonial violence. Exploring the connections and comparisons between the Perak War (1875–76), the 'Hut Tax' Revolt in Sierra Leone (1898–99) and the Anglo-Egyptian War of Reconquest in the Sudan (1896–99), Gordon highlights the significance of decision-making processes, communication between London and the periphery and the influence of individual colonial administrators in outbreaks of violence. This study reveals the ways in which racial prejudices, the advocacy of a British 'civilising mission' and British racial 'superiority' informed colonial administrators' decisions on the ground, as well as the rationalisation of extreme violence. Responding to a neglect of British colonial atrocities within the historiography of colonial violence, this work demonstrates the ways in which Britain was just as willing and able as other European Empires to resort to extreme measures in the face of indigenous resistance or threats to the British imperial project.
General Gatacre
Author: Lady Beatrix Wickens Davey GatacrePublisher:
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Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Highlander
Author: Tim NewarkPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 162087654X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Acclaimed historian Tim Newark tells the story of the Highlanders through the words of the soldiers themselves, from diaries, letters, and journals uncovered from archives in Scotland and around the world. At the Battle of Quebec in 1759, only a few years after their defeat at Culloden, the 78th Highlanders faced down the French guns and turned the battle. At Waterloo, High- landers memorably fought alongside the Scots Greys against Napoleon’s feared Old Guard. In the Crimea, the thin red line stood firm against the charging Russian Hussars and saved the day at Balaclava. Yet this story is also one of betrayal. At Quebec, General Wolfe remarked that, despite the Highlanders’ courage, it was “no great mischief if they fall.” At Dunkirk in May 1940, the 51st Regiment was left to defend the SOE evacuation at St Valery; though following D-Day, the Highlanders were at the forefront of the fighting through France. It is all history, now: Over the last decade the historic regiments have been dismantled, despite widespread protest. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Who's who
Author: Henry Robert AddisonPublisher:
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1898
Book Description
An annual biographical dictionary, with which is incorporated "Men and women of the time."
Wars of Intervention
Author: Edward M. SpiersPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902
Author: Edward M. SpiersPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 074862726X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902 reflects upon the iconic role of the Scottish soldier as an empire builder from the Crimean War to the end of the nineteenth century. It examines how the soldier commented on this imperial experience, largely through letter, diaries and poems published in the provincial press, how his exploits were reviewed in Scotland and how military achievements contributed to both a growing sense of national identity and a deepening degree of imperial commitment.
Catalogue of the War Office Library: Subject-index. Comp. by F. J. Hudleston. [1912
Author: Great Britain. War Office. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1978
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