A comprehensive two-volume work, first published in 1877, that includes indexes of the ships and officers of the Indian Navy. Lieutenant Charles RathboneLow (1837–1918) published this two-volume history in 1877. It is an exceptionally detailed historical source and contains full indexes of the ships and officers of the Indian Navy. Volume 1 covers events up to 1830, and Volume 2 the Mutiny and abolition of the Indian Navy. Lieutenant Charles Rathbone Low (1837–1918) published this two-volume history in 1877. It is an exceptionally detailed historical source and contains full indexes of the ships and officers of the Indian Navy. Volume 1 covers events up to 1830, and Volume 2 the Mutinyand abolition of the Indian Navy. Charles Rathbone Low (1837–1918) was a lieutenant in the Indian Navy and author of popular books on military history and nautical exploration. This two-volume work, first published in 1877, comprehensively covers the history of the British Indian Navy, from its origins as the Bombay Marine to its abolition in 1863. It is an exceptionally detailed historical source, containing indexes of the ships and officers of the Indian Navy, and as such, it is a work of great importance to those interested in the history of the Indian Navy or the people that came into contact with it. Volume 1begins with the early voyages of the East India Company's ships and includes a chapter on the relationship between the Bombay Marine and the Joasmi pirates. Volume 2 begins in 1831 and includes chapters on both the Burmese and Persian Wars, ending with the abolition of the Indian Navy. INDICE: Volume 1: Preface; List of subscribers; 1. 1600–22. Introduction; 2. 1623–98. Proposals regarding the occupation of Bombay; 3. 1699–1754. Contentions between the old and new companies; 4. 1754–9. Early career of Commodore James; 5. 1759–90. Loss of Gombroon; 6. 1772–95. Surveys by officers of the Bombay Marine; 7. 1793–1810. Gallant action of the 'Vigilant', Lieutenant Hayes, with Sanganian pirates; 8. 1811–16. Services of the Marine atthe reduction of the island of Java and its dependencies; 9. 1811–20. Operations against the pirates of Kattywar and Cutch; 10. 1797–1820. The Joasmi pirates, their origin and early history; 11. 1820–4. Loss of the Ariel; 12. 1804–28. Proposed survey of the Red Sea; 13. The Burmese War, 1824–6; 14. 1826–30. Changes in the condition of the Bombay Marines; Appendix. Volume 2: 1. 1831–8. The Chinese Difficulty of 1831; 2. 1828–38. Review of the surveys made by the Indian Navy during the administration of Sir Charles Malcolm; 3. 1838–45. Additions to the service; 4. 1846–9. The Elphinstone in New Zealand; 5. The Burmese War. 1852–3; 6. 1854–6. Services of the Semiramis against Soloo pirates; 7. The Persian War. 1856–7; 8. 1857–8. The Auckland inChina; 9. 1848–64. Surveys undertaken from the death of Sir Robert Oliver to the abolition of the Service; 10. The Indian Mutiny, 1857–9; 11. The Indian Mutiny, 1857–9 continued; 12. 1860–3. Death of Captain S. B. Haines; Appendix.
- ISBN: 978-1-108-04502-5
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 1180
- Fecha Publicación: 28/03/2012
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