Campaign of the Indus

In a Series of Letters from an Officer of the Bombay Dvision

Nonfiction, History, Asian, India, British, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Campaign of the Indus by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction, VolumesOfValue
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction ISBN: 1230000146081
Publisher: VolumesOfValue Publication: June 28, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
ISBN: 1230000146081
Publisher: VolumesOfValue
Publication: June 28, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

Excerpt

INTRODUCTION.
The circumstance of an English army penetrating into Central Asia, through countries which had not been traversed by European troops since Alexander the Great led his victorious army from the Hellespont to the Jaxartes and Indus, is so strong a feature in our military history, that I have determined, at the suggestion of my friends, to print those letters received from my son which detail any of the events of the campaign. As he was actively engaged with the Bombay division, his narrative may be relied upon so far as he had an opportunity of witnessing its operations...

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Excerpt

INTRODUCTION.
The circumstance of an English army penetrating into Central Asia, through countries which had not been traversed by European troops since Alexander the Great led his victorious army from the Hellespont to the Jaxartes and Indus, is so strong a feature in our military history, that I have determined, at the suggestion of my friends, to print those letters received from my son which detail any of the events of the campaign. As he was actively engaged with the Bombay division, his narrative may be relied upon so far as he had an opportunity of witnessing its operations...

More books from VolumesOfValue

Cover of the book A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book The History of Freedom and Other Essays by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book Famous Sea Fights from Salamis to Tsu-shima by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book The Fall of the Niebelungs by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book Bach by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book Excursions in the Mountains of Ronda and Granada by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book Outlines of English History from B.C. 55 to A.D. 1895 by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book Beatrix of Clare by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book George Whitefield by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book A History of Nineteenth-century Literature (1780-1895) by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book My Four Years in Germany by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
Cover of the book The Mormon Menace by T. W. E. Holdsworth, A. H. Holdsworth, Introduction
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy