Download or read book Galloping Guns written by James Young and published by . This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Red Men' of the Bengal Horse Artillery on Campaign James Young was a young officer in the early days of the corps d'elite that was The Bengal Horse Artillery. In the first years of the nineteenth century the British Empire was expanding its influence over the sub-continent and the armies of the Honourable East India Company supported by British regular troops fought under the leadership of Generals such as Lake and Wellesley-the future Duke of Wellington-to suppress the great martial powers of India such as the Marathas, Sikhs and Mogul forces. Young's war was the Second Maratha Campaign fought in Central India principally against the forces of Holkar-the great Maratha chief. Young's account of the campaign make riveting reading as he describes life on the march and the actions of his battery of horse artillery on the battlefield. The sieges at Deig and Bharatpore are described in graphic detail. Young's text is complemented by a short history of the campaign to give his account context.
Download or read book Journal written by Military Service Institution of the United States and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Galloping Thunder Civil War Carbines written by John C. Perry and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remington, Winchester, Colt, Smith, Wesson, Spencer, Sharps, Burnside, and Henry, these names are known to most Americans, whether they are gun aficionados or not. These were all men who either made or designed the American carbine. Add to those names, Maynard, Merrill, Hall, Morse, and Cooke and you have an amazing assemblage of mostly American born men, who all lived in the same time period and advanced gun technology to an unprecedented level. Whether these men worked together, were direct competitors, or were strictly independent they all took advantage of the most horrendous armed conflict in the Americas, the American Civil War.John C. Perry has researched the amazing tale of the men and the firearms they developed into a fascinating story, which should delight any history buff. He tells the story of the carbines used by both Union and Confederate cavalry soldiers during the Civil War. Lean the exciting stories and the details about these cavalry weapons and the interesting men who created them.
Download or read book Truth written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 1666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Guns of Outlaws written by Gerry Souter and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Chronicles the misdeeds of many of America’s worst miscreants, with special emphasis on the tools of the outlaw trade.” —American Rifleman From colonial-era rifles carried on the “Owlhoot Trail” to John Dillinger’s Colt pistols, the history of the American outlaw is told in guns—weapons that became each man’s personal signature. Authors Gerry and Janet Souter peer into these criminals’ choices of derringers, revolvers, shotguns, rifles, machine guns, and curious hybrids, giving us a glimpse into the minds behind the trigger fingers. With over 200 illustrations, Guns of Outlaws gives a unique look at the lives and the hardware of the most infamous outlaws in American history, and of the law enforcement officers who hunted them. As settlers moved further west, away from authority and soft city life into the Great Plains, the push for survival through the endless prairies and jagged isolating mountain ranges bred ruthless men. Most outlaws were technology freaks who seized upon the latest weapon innovations developed in the industrious East to provide an edge in the life-and-death cosmos of the Wild West. By the late 1930s and early 1940s, outlaws on horseback had given way to marauding bank robbers. Using fast cars and faster guns, they became folk heroes of the Great Depression, even as the law was hard on their tails. “Historians Gerry and Janet Souter take the reader back to a time between 1840 and 1940 when . . . outlaws and man hunters lived bold and died hard . . . [The] book show[s] actual tools of the trade wielded during a violent century, bound up in a mix of hard truths and mythology.” —Ammoland.com
Download or read book The Galloping Guns of Rupertswood and Werribee Park written by Lindsay Charles Cox and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A History of the British Army written by Sir John William Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Galloping at Everything written by Ian Fletcher and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poor discipline demonstrated by the British cavalry commanded by general Slade at Maguilla in 1812 prompted the Duke of Wellington's famous remark that British cavalry officers were in the habit of galloping at everything. This work rehabilitates the reputation of the British cavalry in the Peninsula and at Waterloo.
Download or read book Galloping Thunder written by Robert J. Trout and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of this special battalion is vast and encompasses almost every campaign of the Army of Northern Virginia. From skirmishes in which a couple of rounds were fired to full-scale battles in which the guns went through hundreds of rounds, the horse artillery was engaged from the outskirts of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to the battle at Bentonville, North Carolina. But the history of the battalion was more than just the battles it fought. The men had their own stories to tell.
Download or read book 1803 1807 written by Sir John William Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Browning Firearms written by David Miller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating and wonderfully illustrated chronicle of one of the most influential and legendary names in gunsmithing history. John M. Browning was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1855, into a world of gunsmithing. His father was a gunsmith who was already well known for a number of innovations in the field. As a young boy, John spent hours in his father's shop and allegedly knew the name of every part of a gun before he could read. It's hardly surprising that at age twenty-three, he was filing his first patent for the "J. M. Browning Single-Shot Rifle." Browning inherited his father’s gun making shop, and with funds of less than a thousand dollars, developed it into a highly successful business that developed several iconic firearms including the Colt Peacemaker. Browning also cooperated with Winchester to develop a whole range of small arms including semi-automatic pistols, single-shot rifles, repeater rifles, and machine guns. His enthusiasm and creativity have led many to believe he is the greatest firearm designer of all time. This fascinating book describes the Browning history, and in addition to covering the full range of inventions and designs, also shows various gun-making artifacts, copies of designers' drawings, and interesting photographs of the weapons in the hands of users. The History of Browning Firearms makes a perfect addition to the libraries of Wild West buffs and firearms enthusiasts.
Download or read book The Cavalry Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sessional Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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