ISBN: 9781108046367 - the conquest of scinde: with some introductory passages in the life of major-general sir charles james napier (cambridge library collection - history) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. This 1845 book describes the conquest of the Indian territory of Scinde (Sindh) by the British in 1842. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History. Num Pages: 558 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700. . 2012. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Written by military historian Major-General William Napier (1785-1860), and published in 1845, this book describes the conquest of the Indian territory of Scinde (Sindh), and includes a biographical sketch of Major-General Sir Charles Napier (1782-1853), the British Army's Commander-in-Chief in India, and the author's brother. Napier, whose History of War in the Peninsula and the South of France is also reissued in this series, describes in detail how Scinde became inextricably drawn into the sphere of influence of the government of British India, and the events (including the First Anglo-Afghan War and its consequences) leading to its conquest. Napier's interpretation of events was almost immediately challenged by Sir James Outram in Conquest of Scinde: A Commentary (1846; also reissued in this series). The Appendices include extracts from the private correspondence of Sir Charles Napier, revealing his personal concerns during the course of the campaign alongside the historical narrative.…