Our Sailors

About this eBook

Author

Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880

Title

Our Sailors: Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century

Category

Text

eBook-No.

21402

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21402

Release Date

May 9, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."Our Sailors" — Chapter One. — Our Sailors. — The capture of Aden. — Chapter Two. — War on the coast of Syria—1840. — Bombardment of Beyrout—September 1840. — Capture of Sidon. — Attack on the Castle of D’Jebel. — Bombardment and capture of Acre—3rd November 1840. — Chapter Three. — Warfare in Chinese Waters—1840-1842. — Capture of Chusan. — Capture of Chin-Keang-Foo and Nankin—21st July 1842. — A timely rescue. — Callao, 20th August 1844. — Chapter Four. — Capture of a Venezuelan Squadron—February 1841. — Chapter Five. — Suppression of piracy in Borneo—Rajah Brooke. — Attack on Sarebus pirates. — Chapter Six. — Warfare on the Rivers La Plata and Parana. — Battle of the Parana—30th November 1845. — Engagements with the batteries of San Lorenzo. — Gallant exploit of a rocket-battery. — Chapter Seven. — Expedition to San Juan De Nicaragua. — Capture of Fort Serapaqui—21st February 1848. — Chapter Eight. — The destruction of Lagos—26th December 1851. — Chapter Nine. — The Burmese War—1851-1852. — Capture of Pegu—14th June 1852. — Expedition up the Irrawaddy. — Attacks on Mya Toon, the robber chieftain. — Chapter Ten. — The Crimean War. — Bombardment of Odessa. — Operations in the Baltic. — A spirited action. — An unsuccessful venture. — Bomarsund—21st June. — A capture of despatches. — Attack on Viborg—13th July 1855. — Bombardment of Sveaborg. — The White Sea Squadron. — Action on the Danube—June and July 1854. — Bombardment of Sebastopol—17th October 1854. — Crimean Naval Brigade. — A live shell among the powder. — Edward Saint John Daniels. — Bravery of five seamen at Inkermann. — Commander Roby. — Dashing service of John Shepherd, a boatswain. — Expedition to Kertch. — Proceedings at Taganrog—3rd June. — Gallantry of S. Trewavas, seaman. — Brave devotion of F. Kellaway, boatswain. — Lieutenant G.F. Day at Genitchi. — Closely pursued. — Capture of Kinburn—17th October 1855. — Chapter Eleven. — The Indian Mutiny. — The “Shannon’s” brigade in India. — Chapter Twelve. — The Second Chinese War—1856-1860. — Battle of Fatshan. — Capture of Canton—29th December. — Chapter Thirteen. — The Slave Trade. — Capture of Brazilian Slaver “Firmé” by the boats of HMS “Dolphin”—1840. — Voyage of a prize from Accra to Sierra Leone. — From 12th August 1840 to 5th January 1841. — Capture of an armed Slaver by a four-oared gig—1844. — A Pinnace attacks a Slaver—1845. — Adventure of HMS “Wasp”—1845. — Capture of a Slaver—1845. — An attempt to recapture a prize—1847. — Attempt to retake a Prize—1848. — Chapter Fourteen. — The recapture of the Emily Saint Pierre by Captain William Wilson—1862. — Chapter Fifteen. — Arctic Exploring Expeditions. — The North-West Passage. — Chapter Sixteen. — Voyage of the Fox. — The fate of Sir John Franklin’s expedition. — Chapter Seventeen. — The Expedition to the North Pole—1875. — Chapter Eighteen. — Memoir of Commodore James Graham Goodenough. — Chapter Nineteen. — The Abyssinian Expedition—1867. — Chapter Twenty. — The Ashanti War—1874. — Chapter Twenty One. — Spirited and gallant exploits. — A remarkable rescue. — Two courageous swimmers—1838. — Rescue of a boat’s crew—January 1840. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Gallant Deeds. — Humanity of Lieutenant Breen, RN—Mediterranean, 1850. — Gallantry exhibited in preserving life—Captain Wasey, RN—1860. — Gallantry of Lieutenant Boyle, RN. — Lowestoft Lifeboat. — Bravery of Joseph Rogers, a Maltese seaman—25th October 1859. — Remarkable instance of endurance of a crew of British Seamen. — Chapter Twenty Three. — A brush with an Ironclad. — Chapter Twenty Four. — Gallant deeds performed by Naval men. — Death of Captain Brownrigg—1881. — Chapter Twenty Five. — The Egyptian Campaign—1882. — Campaign against the Mahdi—1883-1885. — Battle of El Tab. — Battle of Tamanieb—1884. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Wars in South Africa. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — The Zulu War. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — The Boer War—1881. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — The Boer War in 1900. — The Siege of Ladysmith. — Chapter Thirty. — Fighting in China—1900. — First attempt to relieve the Legations at Pekin. — The capture of the Taku Forts. — The capture of Tientsin City. — A young V.C. — The Siege of Pekin. — The Relief of Pekin.

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