Victoria's Generals
Title | Victoria's Generals PDF eBook |
Author | Steven J. Corvi |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2009-09-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1844688364 |
The senior British generals of the Victorian era - men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener - were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men. They exhibited many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. And now, when the Victorian period is being looked at more critically than before, the moment is right to reassess them as individuals and as soldiers. This balanced and perceptive study of these eminent military men gives a fascinating insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power.
VictoriaÕs Generals
Title | VictoriaÕs Generals PDF eBook |
Author | Edited by Steven J Corvi |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2009-09-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1844159183 |
The senior British generals of the Victorian era - men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener - were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men. They exhibited many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. And now, when the Victorian period is being looked at more critically than before, the moment is right to reassess them as individuals and as soldiers. This balanced and perceptive study of these eminent military men gives a fascinating insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power.
Queen Victoria's Commanders
Title | Queen Victoria's Commanders PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Barthorp |
Publisher | Osprey Publishing |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2001-05-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781841762746 |
Michael Barthorp's entertaining and authoritative study includes key commanders such as (India 1837-56) Charles Napier, Hugh Gough, Harry Smith; (Crimean War) Lord Raglan, James Scarlett, George Cathcart, John Pennefather; (Indian Mutiny) John Nicholson, Henry Havelock, Hope Grant, Colin Campbell; (India 1860-98) Frederick Roberts; (Africa) Robert Napier, Garnet Wolseley, Herbert Stewart, Evelyn Wood, Redvers Buller, Hector Macdonald and Herbert Kitchener – among others.
A Manual of Queen Victoria's Second Parliament, and of the late General Election, etc
Title | A Manual of Queen Victoria's Second Parliament, and of the late General Election, etc PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1841 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
From the accession of Queen Victoria to the general election of 1880
Title | From the accession of Queen Victoria to the general election of 1880 PDF eBook |
Author | Justin McCarthy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 658 |
Release | 1888 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
Our soldiers and the Victoria cross. A general account of the regiments and men of the British army: and stories of the brave deeds which won the prize 'For valour'. Ed. by S.O. Beeton
Title | Our soldiers and the Victoria cross. A general account of the regiments and men of the British army: and stories of the brave deeds which won the prize 'For valour'. Ed. by S.O. Beeton PDF eBook |
Author | Victoria cross |
Publisher | |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 1867 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
George White and the Victorian Army in India and Africa
Title | George White and the Victorian Army in India and Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen M. Miller |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2020-11-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 303050834X |
This book offers a detailed investigation of George S. White’s career in the British Army. It explores late Victorian military conflicts, British power dynamics in Africa and Asia, civil-military relations on the fringes of the empire, and networks of advancement in the army. White served in the Indian Rebellion and, twenty years later, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where he earned the Victoria Cross. After serving in the Sudan campaign, White returned to India and held commands during the conquest and pacification of Upper Burma and the extension of British control over Balochistan, and, as Commander-in-Chief, sent expeditions to the North-West Frontier and oversaw major military reforms. Just before the start of the South African War, White was given the command of the Natal Field Force. This force was besieged in Ladysmith for 118 days. Relieved in 1900, White was heralded as the “Defender of Ladysmith.” He was made Field-Marshal in 1903.