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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part One -- Massacre and Retribution; Introduction; 1 The First Kandy War, 1803-5; 2 The Falklands, 1833; 3 The Flagstaff War, 1845-6; 4 The Jamaica Rebellion, 1865; 5 The Arracan Expedition, Andaman Islands, 1867; 6 The Magdala Campaign, 1867-8; 7 The Modoc Indian War, 1872-3; 8 The Riel Rebellion, 1885; 9 The Ashanti War of the Golden Stool, 1900; Appendix; Bibliography and Sources; Part Two -- The Savage Empire; Introduction; 10 The Capture and Loss of Buenos Aires, 1806-7; 11 The First Burma War, 1824-6. |
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12 The Black War -- Tasmania, 1824-3013 The Opium War, 1839-42; 14 The Persian War, 1856-7; 15 The Arrow or Second China War, 1856-60; 16 The Shortest War -- Zanzibar, 1896; 17 The Benin Massacre, 1897; 18 The Tirah Campaign, 1897-8; Appendix: the War Correspondents; Bibliography; Part Three -- Blood in the Sand; Introduction; 19 The Gurkha War, 1814-16; 20 The Defeat of the Borneo Pirates, 1840-9; 21 The Storming of Madagascar, 1845; 22 The First Sikh War, 1845-6; 23 The Second Sikh War, 1848-9; 24 Eureka Stockade, Australia, 1854; 25 The Defence of Kars, Turkey, 1855. |
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26 The Fenian Invasion of Canada, 186627 The Battle of Orange Walk, Belize, 1872; 28 The Hut Tax War, Sierra Leone, 1898; Bibliography and Sources; Picture Section. |
| Summary |
This is a collection of Ian Hernon'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. --Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 19th century.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- History, Military -- 19th century.
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History. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. |
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British colonies |
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Great Britain https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Military history
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hernon, Ian. Britain's Forgotten Wars : Colonial Campaigns of the 19th Century. Stroud : The History Press, ©2016 9780750931625 |
| ISBN |
0750980567 (electronic bk.) |
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9780750980562 (electronic bk.) |
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0750931620 |
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