A Brief History
The Indian Mutiny - A Brief History
by Andrew Knight
Series: A Brief History, Book 3.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 12,400.
Language:
British English.
Published: January 29, 2013
by
UK Independent Publishers.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » Asian » India & southern Asia, Nonfiction » History » Modern / 19th Century
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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
The Zulu Wars - A Brief History
by Andrew Knight
Series: A Brief History, Book 2.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 6,160.
Language:
British English.
Published: January 29, 2013
by
UK Independent Publishers.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » Africa » South, Nonfiction » History » Modern / 19th Century
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The Anglo – Zulu wars, a clash between the might of the British Empire with the African Zulu Kingdom, began in 1879. The British forces, led by Lord Chelmsford, invaded Zululand. Many battles ensued, including a stunning Zulu victory at Isandlwana, and the near-collapse of the garrison at Rorke’s Drift. However, in the end, the British were triumphant. The Zulu would no longer be free.
The Boer Wars - A Brief History
by Andrew Knight
Series: A Brief History, Book 1.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 6,950.
Language:
English.
Published: August 24, 2012
by
UK Independent Publishers.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » War, Nonfiction » History » Africa » Africa / South / Republic of South Africa
(5.00 from 1 review)
The Anglo-Boer Wars will introduce you to, one of the Victorian Wars of the British Empire. A bite size comprehensive account of the two Anglo-Boer Wars fought between 1880-1881 and 1899-1902. A fascinating tale of one of the bloodiest and expensive wars for over a century, which pitted the two Boer Republics of South Africa against the might of the British Empire