The Naval Brigades of the Indian Mutiny: Two Accounts of the Brigades of H. M. S. Pearl & H. M. S. Shannon

by E.A. Williams and Edmund Hope Verney

Book Overview

The sailors and guns of the Royal Navy in India

The activities of the Royal Navy's brigades-when its sailors left their ships with their precious guns to fight on land in concert with the army-are justifiably compelling to students of military history. Unusual aspects of warfare are always evocative and the naval brigades have performed exceptionally (as their several V. C. awards demonstrate) in many campaigns, often in difficult and exotic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782821457
• ISBN13: 9781782821458
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"