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First Kandyan War

A Narrative & History of the British Conquest of Ceylon-Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition T

Szerző: William Knighton
Nyelv: Angol
Kötés: Puha kötésű
Kiadó: Leonaur Ltd
Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten
Küldés 9-15 napon belül
5 852 Ft
The battle for Ceylon During the first decade of the 19th century the...

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Szerző
William Knighton
Nyelv
Angol
Kötés
Könyv - Puha kötésű
Kiadva
2014
oldal
100
EAN
9781782822905
ISBN
9781782822905
Enbook ID
08843249
Kiadó
Leonaur Ltd
Súly
136
Méretek
140 x 216 x 6

Teljes leírás

The battle for Ceylon During the first decade of the 19th century the struggle for imperial domination still raged across the globe. Britain and France were at war as the tide that swept away the Bourbon monarchy in bloody revolution gained momentum under the genius of Napoleon Bonaparte and was felt from Europe to the East and West Indies. Britain in dominating the Indian sub-continent was in conflict with martial cultures who often had French backing. Here the future Duke of Wellington would make his name before his greater military glories in Iberia. The tear-drop shaped island of Ceylon a rich resource of spice, tea and other exotic trade goods-and a country which would add another eastern jewel to the imperial crown-had, of course, not escaped Britain's notice. Predictably, the indigenous population, particularly in the form of the rulers of the kingdom of Kandy, took issue with the prospect of British rule and opposed British Army regular troops, supported by the natives of the Honourable East India Company's army, with force. This book recounts a very little reported campaign to subjugate the Kandyians. It was a savagely a war fought over difficult terrain and one which did not decide who would rule Ceylon. This book will fascinate those interested in the history of warfare during the Napoleonic period and the story of the campaign is supported in this special Leonaur edition by an historical overview of the period to provide a first hand account context and understanding of the wider conflict. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

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