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_a808.83 _bTAY/S |
100 | 1 | _aTaylor, Stephen, | |
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_aStorm and conquest : the battle for the Indian Ocean, 1808-10 / _cStephen Taylor. |
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_aLondon : _bFaber, _c2007. |
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_a380 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
505 | _a1. Admiral Pellew's strategy -- 2. A petition from Bombay -- 3. General Macdowall's grievance -- 4. 'Sir Henry Gwillim embarks and the Devil go with him' -- 5. 'Not heard of again' -- 6. 'A cabal in the maintop' -- 7. Justice at the Gape -- 8. 'One of the most wicked places in the Universe' -- 9. Sir George Barlow draws his sword -- 10. 'A perfect hurricane' -- 11. 'The most terrible of deaths' -- 12. Pellew's revenge PART II: CONQUEST -- 13. Return to lie de France -- 14. 'A mongrel kind of gendeman' -- 15. 'The enterprizing Captain Corbet' -- 16. Batde on Bourbon -- 17. Commodore Hamelin's cruise -- 18 Christmas at the India House | ||
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_aNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 _xCampaigns _zIndian Ocean Region. |
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_aIndian Ocean _xStrategic aspects _xHistory |
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_aMauritius _xHistory |
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_aGreat Britain _xHistory, Naval |
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_aFrance _xHistory, Naval |
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