colvile sir (13 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 368 pages. 8.54x5.47x1.69 inches. In Stock.

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Single Sheet. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. An original antique engraving printed in 1871. Mounted, (matted) and ready to frame. A print showing a portrait of Sir J W Colvile, born 1810, a Judge of the Privy Council, ADVOCATE GENERAL IN CALCUTTA.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 368 pages. 5.50x0.81x8.50 inches. In Stock.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A fine antique colour copy of a photographic portrait, printed in 1900. Very fine, fresh colours. An attractive and decorative portrait of an army celebrity, with autobiographical details.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. Mounted (matted) and ready to frame. A splendid opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent personage. Printed from an original photograph by Elliott & Fry. Commanding 9th Division South African Field Force.

Zustand: Very Good. An original antique engraving printed in 1871. Mounted, (matted) and ready to frame. A print showing a portrait of Sir J W Colvile, born 1810, a Judge of the Privy Council Size: 4 x 6 Inches.

Zustand: Good. The Work of the Ninth Division by Major-General Sir H. E. Colvile, 1901.Publisher: Edward Arnold, London.Binding: hardback cloth.Illustrated: yes. All collated and complete.Description / Condition: Ex.library edition with small pen mark to inner board and some blind-stamped marks. Edge wear/tears/browning to boards. Light foxing to pages with minor edge tears/marks/creases/pencil marks in places. A nice copy for age.Please see pictures for further information.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Being chiefly an account of how we fought Kabarega. (xv) 312pp plus 18 illustrations, 2 fold out maps and 16pp catalogue at rear. Red buckram boards with gilt decoration to front cover and gilt titles to spine. Neat ink wnership inscription to half title and WH Smith Subscription Library label pasted neatly to fep. Boards rubbed and bumped. Wear to spine with small tear and chips to extremities. Textblock and illustrations clean tight and bright. A very good copy.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Mr. J. Burrell-Smith; Mr. Twidle (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this vivid account of the Unyoro Expedition in Uganda, commanded by Henry Colvile. First edition.In the original cloth binding, with gilt illustration to the front board.Illustrated from sketches by the author and Major Thruston and from photographs by the author. With a frontispiece, sixteen plates and two folding maps. Collated, complete.A compelling account of this campaign undertaken by Major-General Sir Henry Colvile, an English soldier. In 1893 he succeeded the late Sir Gerald Portal as Commissioner for Uganda, commanding the Unyoro Expedition which resulted in the inclusion of that country in the Protectorate. For this, he received his major-general promotion as well as the Central Africa Medal and the position of Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with discolouration to the cloth caused by damp staining, and mild rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Hinges are tender. Internally, front free endpaper is detached, otherwise firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with light spots to the endpapers only. Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Important account of the Ninth Division's campaign in South Africa written by its commander. The constituent Brigades included the Highland Brigade, Nineteenth Brigade ( Shropshire's, DCLI, Canadians ), 247pp., appendices, index, 8 folding maps. Hint of age browning to a few pages, else very good condition, professionally bound in light brown half leather, with raised bands to spine, gilt. Overall a very handsome copy. 0.0.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original red cloth bdg. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In English. [xiv], 277 p., 5 military plans, (3 foldings), and 1 folding map of Sudan Campaign's military plan (57x39,5 cm). Fading on cloth, an ex-library stamp on colophon, light soiling to extremities. Otherwise a good copy. First edition of the first volume of this rare set on the Sudan Campaign, including an eyewitness account of Colvile, an English colonel (later major-general) during the campaign. The presented first volume includes that the forces of the Mahdist movement spreading across Sudan, and threatening General Charles Gordon in Khartoum, while Lord Garnet Wolseley moves slowly south down the Nile. The second and third volumes (including maps only) are missing. By 1882 the Mahdist Army had taken complete control over the area surrounding Khartoum. Then, in 1883, a joint British-Egyptian military expedition under the command of British Colonel William Hicks launched a counterattack against the Mahdists. Hicks was soon killed and the British decided to evacuate Sudan. Fighting continued however and the British-Egyptian forces which defended Khartoum in a long siege were finally overrun on January 28, 1885. Virtually the entire garrison was killed. General Charles Gordon, the commander of the British-Egyptian forces, was beheaded during the attack. In June 1885 Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi died. As a result the Mahdist movement quickly dissolved as infighting broke out among rival claimants to leadership. Hoping to capitalize on internal strife, the British returned to Sudan in 1896 with Horatio Kitchener as commander of another Anglo-Egyptian army. In the final battle of the war on September 2, 1898, at Karari, 11,000 Mahdists were killed and 16,000 were wounded. (Source: Black Past online). Henry Edward Colville was born at Kirkby Hall, Leicestershire, as the son of Charles Robert Colville and Hon. Katherine Sarah Georgina Russell. Trained at Eton, Colville entered the Grenadier Guards in 1870, followed by his assignment in 1880 as A.D.C. to General Sir Leicester Smyth commanding the forces in South Africa. Colville served in the Intelligence Department of the Suakin Expedition of 1884, distinguishing himself at the Battles of El Teb and Tamai. He was employed on special service in Sudan prior to the Nile Expedition of 1884-85 and after having served in that Expedition, he received the assignment of Chief of the Intelligence Department of the Frontier Force. Following the Battle of Ginnis in the Mahdist War, Colville was promoted to the rank of Colonel and was attached to the Intelligence Department at headquarters. In 1893 he was appointed Commissioner (Acting) for Uganda where he commanded the Unyoro Expedition receiving numerous awards and a promotion to Major General on April 12, 1898. Prior to his retirement in 1901, Colville served as Commander, Infantry Brigade, Gibraltar and Guards Brigade, and 9th Division, South Africa 1899-1900. (Source: Ladysmith & District Historical Society Online).