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Book The Ashanti War  1874  Volume 1

Download or read book The Ashanti War 1874 Volume 1 written by Captain Henry Brackenbury and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Brackenbury was a brilliant staff officer - one of the “Garnet Ring” that surrounded the famous General Sir Garnet Wolsey. This is a very serious and detailed two-volume account of the brief but bloody Ashanti campaign - containing a lot of background and logistics. The Ashanti War came about after the armies of the ambitious Ashanti Empire moved south, attacking coastal tribes in the Gold Coast under British protection. After naval forces had failed to deter them, a military expedition was mounted under Wolseley, including soldiers from the Rifle Brigade, the Black Watch and the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Garnet moved against the Ashanti early in 1874, twice defeated them, and occupied their capital Kumasi. In the wake of the defeat, other small tribes asserted their independence and eventually Britain, after restoring oirder, was compelled to add the Gold Coast to the dominions fo the British Empire. Losses in the war were an estimated 1,000 British and 2,000 Ashantis.

Book The Ashanti War  1874  Volume 2

Download or read book The Ashanti War 1874 Volume 2 written by Captain Henry Brackenbury and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Brackenbury was a brilliant staff officer - one of the “Garnet Ring” that surrounded the famous General Sir Garnet Wolsey. This is a very serious and detailed two-volume account of the brief but bloody Ashanti campaign - containing a lot of background and logistics. The Ashanti War came about after the armies of the ambitious Ashanti Empire moved south, attacking coastal tribes in the Gold Coast under British protection. After naval forces had failed to deter them, a military expedition was mounted under Wolseley, including soldiers from the Rifle Brigade, the Black Watch and the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Garnet moved against the Ashanti early in 1874, twice defeated them, and occupied their capital Kumasi. In the wake of the defeat, other small tribes asserted their independence and eventually Britain, after restoring oirder, was compelled to add the Gold Coast to the dominions fo the British Empire. Losses in the war were an estimated 1,000 British and 2,000 Ashantis.

Book Ashanti War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Henry Brackenbury
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2002-09-01
  • ISBN : 9781843423997
  • Pages : 814 pages

Download or read book Ashanti War written by Henry Brackenbury and published by . This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Brackenbury was a brilliant staff officer - one of the Garnet Ring that surrounded the famous General Sir Garnet Wolsey.This is a very serious and detailed two-volume account of the brief but bloody Ashanti campaign - containing a lot of background and logistics. The Ashanti War came about after the armies of the ambitious Ashanti Empire moved south, attacking coastal tribes in the Gold Coast under British protection. After naval forces had failed to deter them, a military expedition was mounted under Wolseley, including soldiers from the Rifle Brigade, the Black Watch and the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Garnet moved against the Ashanti early in 1874, twice defeated them, and occupied their capital Kumasi. In the wake of the defeat, other small tribes asserted their independence and eventually Britain, after restoring oirder, was compelled to add the Gold Coast to the dominions fo the British Empire. Losses in the war were an estimated 1,000 British and 2,000 Ashantis.

Book ASHANTI WAR  1874

    Book Details:
  • Author : Capt Henry Brackenbury Ra
  • Publisher : Naval & Military Press
  • Release : 2016-10-21
  • ISBN : 9781847345929
  • Pages : 388 pages

Download or read book ASHANTI WAR 1874 written by Capt Henry Brackenbury Ra and published by Naval & Military Press. This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Brackenbury was a brilliant staff officer - one of the "Garnet Ring" that surrounded the famous General Sir Garnet Wolsey.This is a very serious and detailed two-volume account of the brief but bloody Ashanti campaign - containing a lot of background and logistics. The Ashanti War came about after the armies of the ambitious Ashanti Empire moved south, attacking coastal tribes in the Gold Coast under British protection. After naval forces had failed to deter them, a military expedition was mounted under Wolseley, including soldiers from the Rifle Brigade, the Black Watch and the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Garnet moved against the Ashanti early in 1874, twice defeated them, and occupied their capital Kumasi. In the wake of the defeat, other small tribes asserted their independence and eventually Britain, after restoring oirder, was compelled to add the Gold Coast to the dominions fo the British Empire. Losses in the war were an estimated 1,000 British and 2,000 Ashantis.

Book Sagrenti War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joseph Emmanuel Condua-Harley
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1974
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 44 pages

Download or read book Sagrenti War written by Joseph Emmanuel Condua-Harley and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book By Sheer Pluck

Download or read book By Sheer Pluck written by George Alfred Henty and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book English Military Expediti Ons in Africa

Download or read book English Military Expediti Ons in Africa written by Lt. Septans and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS VOLUEM COVERS THE 1873-1874 ASHANTI WAR AND THE 1878--1879 ZULU WAR. IT IS A DETAILED MILITARY ACCOUNT.

Book Sir Garnet Wolseley

Download or read book Sir Garnet Wolseley written by Stephen Manning and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field Marshal Lord Wolseley was an eminent Victorian, one of a handful of late nineteenth-century military men whose reputation transcends his age. He served the British empire in Burma, India, China, the Crimea, Canada, Asante, Egypt, South Africa and the Sudan. He excelled as a regimental soldier, staff officer, army commander and reformer and eventually commander-in-chief. Yet there has been no substantial work on Wolseley for a generation and a reassessment based upon a fresh look at the man and his achievements is long overdue. That is why Stephen Manning’s perceptive military biography, which sets Wolseley firmly in the context of his period and seeks to strip away the legend that developed during his lifetime, is so timely and important. Each of Wolseley’s campaigns is examined in vivid detail and there are graphic descriptions of the major battles in which he took part, either as an officer or a general. His performance as a commander, from his great success during the expedition against the Asante to his failure to rescue Gordon from Khartoum, is critically assessed to see if he deserves his brilliant reputation. His efforts as an army reformer are examined too, in particular whether he could have done more to prepare Britain for war against the Boers. Stephen Manning’s incisive account of Wolseley’s career will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the British army in the nineteenth century, in colonial warfare and in the exploits of one of Queen Victoria’s most admired generals.

Book South Africa and the Transvaal War  Vol  1 8

Download or read book South Africa and the Transvaal War Vol 1 8 written by Louis Creswicke and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-16 with total page 1691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Africa and the Transvaal War in eight volumes is a historical account of The Second Boer War fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa. Initial Boer attacks were successful, and although British reinforcements later reversed these, the war continued for years with Boer guerrilla warfare, until harsh British counter-measures including a scorched earth policy brought the Boers to terms. The work is divided in eight volumes, first of which covering the period from the First Boer War to the beginning of the Second Boer War. Following six volumes deal with the Second Boer War and the last volume is dedicated to the future of South Africa after the war ended. Table of Contents: Vol. 1: From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 Vol. 2: From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Vol. 3: From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 Vol. 4: From Lord Roberts' Entry into the Free State to the Battle of Karree Vol. 5: From the Disaster at Koorn Spruit to Lord Roberts's Entry into Pretoria Vol. 6: From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarized Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901 Vol. 7: The Guerilla War, from February 1901 to the Conclusion of Hostilities Vol. 8: South Africa and Its Future

Book By sheer pluck

Download or read book By sheer pluck written by George Alfred Henty and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Late Victorian Army  1868 1902

Download or read book The Late Victorian Army 1868 1902 written by Edward M. Spiers and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Story of the Ashantee Campaign  1874

Download or read book The Story of the Ashantee Campaign 1874 written by Winwood Reade and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Book Men  Machines  and War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ronald Haycock
  • Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
  • Release : 2006-01-01
  • ISBN : 0889207879
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book Men Machines and War written by Ronald Haycock and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using examples from the last two centuries, this collection of essays discusses the close links between technology and war. In the opening essay, distinguished historian William H. McNeill demonstrates the extent to which military technology has often led to differentiations among people, both within and between societies. The other studies examine various aspects of weapons technology, drawing on the history of the armed forces of Britain, Prussia, and Australia, among others. Some of these illustrate how the adoption of new weaponry frequently depended as much on national pride and party politics as it did on the purely technical merits of the weapons involved; that financial considerations became increasingly primary in technological developments in British army after World War I; and that decisions made prior to 1939 about the aviation technology to be developed for military purposes largely determined what kind of the RAF was able to fight. The chapter by Dr. G.R. Lindsay, the Chief of the Operational Research and Analysis Establishment at the Department of National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, makes the case that, with nuclear weapons added to the scene, the impact of technology on international security has never been as great as at present, and that the competition of nations seeking the technological edge in weaponry threatens to destabilize the precarious balance that has existed since 1945.

Book The Ashanti War

Download or read book The Ashanti War written by Henry Brackenbury and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Royal Engineer Journal

Download or read book The Royal Engineer Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book By Sheer Pluck

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  • Author : G a 1832-1902 Henty
  • Publisher : Palala Press
  • Release : 2015-12-06
  • ISBN : 9781347517734
  • Pages : 366 pages

Download or read book By Sheer Pluck written by G a 1832-1902 Henty and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-12-06 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Soldiers of Uncertain Rank

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  • Author : David Lambert
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2024-06-30
  • ISBN : 1009464418
  • Pages : 263 pages

Download or read book Soldiers of Uncertain Rank written by David Lambert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural, military and imperial history of the Black soldiers of Britain's West India Regiments.