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Taylor, Stephen.

Storm and conquest: the battle for the Indian Ocean, 1808-10/ Stephen Taylor. - London: Faber & Faber, 2007. - xx, 380 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Storm --
1. 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 Cape --
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 --
pt. II. Conquest --
13. Return to Ile of France --
14. 'A mongrel kind of gentleman' --
15. 'The enterprizing Captain Corbet' --
16. Battle on Bourbon --
17. Commodore Hamelin's cruise --
18. Christmas at the India house --
19. The battle of Grand Port --
20. 'For shame, hoist the colours again!' --
21. A close run thing.

ISBN: 9780571224654 (hbk.) 0571224652 (hbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Campaigns--Indian Ocean Region.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Indian Ocean--Strategic aspects--History
Mauritius--History
Great Britain--History, Naval
France--History, Naval

Dewey Class. No.: 808.83 / TAY/S