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Beatson's Mutiny
Richard Stevenson
其他書名
The Turbulent Career of a Victorian Soldier
出版
Bloomsbury Publishing
, 2015-03-23
主題
History / Military / General
Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy
Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Political Science / Imperialism
History / Modern / 19th Century
History / Modern / General
ISBN
0857736914
9780857736918
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=JdSLDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Over a long and varied career, Major-General William Beatson earned a fine reputation as a leader of irregular cavalry in the nineteenth century. He trained many future commanders of the Victorian army, saw action in Spain and British India, and rode with the Heavy Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava. But tasked with disciplining the Turkish Bashi-Bazouks during the Crimean War, his character flaws led him into conflict with politicians and diplomats running the war, who accused him of inciting mutiny. Parliament, newspapers and the law courts then became his chosen battlefields as he fought to clear his name and return to duty. By bringing Beatson s life and career into sharper focus, Richard Stevenson connects wide-ranging themes in Victorian military and imperial history in a fresh and accessible way."