Our Soldiers

About this eBook

Author

Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880

Title

Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army 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

Soldiers -- Great Britain

Category

Text

eBook-No.

23052

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23052

Release Date

October 17, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."Our Soldiers" — Chapter One. — The Afghan Campaigns—1839-42. — Eldred Pottinger at Herat. — The Afghan War. — Capture of Ghuznee—23rd July. — Capture of Khelat—13th November. — The Battle of Bamian. — Dost Mahomed’s last charge. — Action near Soorkhab—November 1841. — Retreat from Cabul—6th January 1842. — Defence of Jellalabad—October 1841 to April 1842. — Forcing the Khyber Pass—5th April 1842. — Occupation of Cabul in 1842. — Defence of Candahar, 1842. — Chapter Two. — The Conquest of Scinde, 1843. — Battle of Meeanee, 17th February 1843. — Battle of Hyderabad—24th March 1843. — Chapter Three. — The Gwalior Campaign, 1843. — Battle of Maharajpoor—29th December 1843. — Chapter Four. — The Punjaub Campaigns, 1845-1849. — Battle of Moodkee—18th December 1845. — Battle of Ferozeshah—21st December 1845. — Battle of Aliwal—28th January 1846. — Sobraon—10th February 1846. — Battles in the Punjaub, 1848. — Siege of Mooltan. — Affair at Ramnuggur—22nd November. — Battle of Chilianwala—13th January 1849. — Battle of Goojerat—21st February 1849. — Chapter Five. — The Loss of H.M.S. Birkenhead. — Chapter Six. — The Crimean War—1854-1855. — Battle of the Alma—20th September. — Siege of Sebastopol. — Battle of Balaclava—25th October. — The Charge of the Light Brigade. — Final Bombardment. — Gallant deeds of the Crimean War. — Chapter Seven. — The Campaign in Persia—1856-1857. — Chapter Eight. — The Indian Mutiny—1857-1858. — The Siege of Delhi—30th May to 20th September 1857. — Gallantry of Brigadier Chamberlain. — Storming of Delhi. — Pursuit of the foe. — Lieutenant Kerr at Kolapore. — Defence of Cawnpore—7th and 25th June 1858. — Lucknow—1857-1858. — Defence of Lucknow—29th June to 25th September 1857. — The Succour of Lucknow—25th September. — Relief of Lucknow. — Siege and Capture of Lucknow—2nd and 21st March. — Some of the gallant deeds performed during the Suppression of the Mutiny. — Chapter Nine. — The Chinese War—1856-1860. — Capture of the Taku Forts—21st August 1860. — Chapter Ten. — The New Zealand War—1863-1865. — Ensign McKenna—An example of cool courage and devotion. — Incidents of a skirmish in New Zealand, in the war of 1865, Lieutenant-colonel Havelock commanding. — Gallantry of Captain Heaphy, A.R.V. — Chapter Eleven. — The Abyssinian Expedition—1867-1868. — Chapter Twelve. — The Ashantee War—1873-1874. — March to Coomassie. — Chapter Thirteen. — The Afghan War—1878-1879. — Chapter Fourteen. — The Zulu War—1879. — Chapter Fifteen. — The Egyptian War—1882. — Chapter Sixteen. — Campaigns against the Mahdi—1883-1885. — Battle of El-Teb—1884. — Battle of Tamanieb—1884. — The Expedition to Khartoum—1884 and 1885. — The battle of Abu Klea. — Fighting round Suakin—1885. — McNeill’s Zareba. — Chapter Seventeen. — The Chitral Campaign—1885. — The siege and defence of Chitral. — The defence of Reshun. — Colonel Kelly’s March. — The capture of the Malakand Pass. — Chapter Eighteen. — The Terah Expedition—1897. — The first Action of Dargai. — Second Action of Dargai. — Chapter Nineteen. — The Re-conquest of the Sudan—1898. — The Advance to Dongola. — The Atbara Campaign. — The Advance to Khartoum. — The Battle of Omdurman. — The End.

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