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Storm and conquest: the battle for the Indian Ocean, 1808-10/ Stephen Taylor.

By: Taylor, StephenMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: London: Faber & Faber, 2007Description: xx, 380 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780571224654 (hbk.); 0571224652 (hbk.)Subject(s): Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Indian Ocean Region | Indian Ocean -- Strategic aspects -- History | Mauritius -- History | Great Britain -- History, Naval | France -- History, NavalDDC classification: 808.83

Contents:

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	808.83 TAY/S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P04497

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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.

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