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Topic: List of Regiments of the British Indian Army (1922)


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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : British Indian Ocean Territory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) comprises the six atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with about 56 individual islands in the Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia, around 6°S, 71°30'E. It is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom (UK).
Diego Garcia, the largest and southernmost island, occupies a strategic location in the central Indian Ocean and is the site of a joint military facility between the UK and the United States.
As a territory of the United Kingdom, its head of state is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and the head of government is Commissioner Tony Crombie (since January 2004, replacing David Ross MacLennan) and Administrator Tony Humphries (since February 2005, replacing Charles A. Hamilton), all of whom reside in the UK.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /British_Indian_Ocean_Territory   (1092 words)

  
 Misc. Non Fiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Correspondence of a member of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the first and most renowned of the 166 fl regiments that served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
A definitive listing of the holdings of the early libraries of Reverend Gabriel Richard and Reverend John Monteith who worked to establish a university for Michigan Territory in 1817.
Facsimile reprint of the 1875 edition written by county surveyor, judge and Indian lore export recounts early Indian legends and battles including the Campaign of Tippecanoe and the Shawnee and Potowatomie War.
www.mccormickbooks.com /miscnon.html   (13027 words)

  
 British Forces SAS British Army Special Air Service
First published in 1922, this is the story of the revolt of Shite Muslims in Iraq during the summer and fall of 1920.
The British Army has done 'peacemaking' so well that the horrific risks involved in patrols in strange lands riven by ancient hatreds are only rarely understood by the soldiers themselves.
Rare 1903 study by British intelligence is a substantial book covering the rise of the Boxer societies, the siege and relief of Peking and on through the conclusion of operations.
www.warbooks.com /brit.html   (3296 words)

  
 Mallary Auction Sale
Listings with photos have the author and title underlined.
THE INDIAN CAPTIVE; OR A NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTIVITY AND SUFFERINGS OF ZADOCK STEELE (Montpelier, 1818).
All property is sold “AS IS.” The purpose of the catalogue descriptions is to provide a general listing and account of physical condition for each item, and neither the Auctioneers nor their employees make any warranties or representations of any kind with respect to the items or their value.
www.parkinsonbooks.com /04auction/04uvm.html   (9767 words)

  
 Historical Fencing Studies - The British Legacy
In the preface to his famous 1896 complete bibliography of fencing and dueling, British researcher Carl Thimm stated “all forms of fencing” were seeing at the time a “revival” after a “long period of abeyance”.
Thimm’s fellow British fencer and sword scholar, Captain Alfred Hutton, was one of several who pursued his own study of the styles chronicled in Renaissance fighting manuals.
The British army’s experiences in East Africa, South Africa, India, Afghanistan, and Asia taught them well the lessons of ill-preparing men for earnest hand-to-hand fighting by using the “dueling school” approach.
www.thehaca.com /essays/BritLegacy.htm   (5018 words)

  
 Bibliography, Battle of Camden Project
Forbes Champayne, Letter from Captain Forbes Champagne, 23rd Regiment of Foot, while on campaign in the southern Colonies, to his brother in England.
The collection was created for publication.; Scope and Contents: Types of records found here include muster in and out rolls; payroll records; correspondence concerning funding, clothing, troop recruitment, military action, petitions from soldiers concerning back pay, pensions, etc.; court proceeding in treason cases; and materials reflecting the effects of war on the local population.
Main Title: Atlas of the battles of the American Revolution, together with maps shewing the routes of the British and American Armies, plans of cities, surveys of harbors, &c., taken during that eventful period by officers attached to the Royal Army.
www.battleofcamden.org /biblio.htm   (10378 words)

  
 Genealogy Research Source List, 1000s of genealogical links| Kansas Heritage Group
This is a listing of all the FHL film #'s for veterans who have records kept at the U.S. archives.
At the beginning of each country or state there is a list of places for which they have material.
Ask for a list of local interest genealogical, historical and archival titles they publish.
www.kansasheritage.org /research/dbd.html   (4240 words)

  
 Early Canada Historical Narratives -- Resources
Chidsey, Donald Barr, The French Indian War, Crown Publishing Inc., N.Y. Chidsey, Donald Barr, The Loyalists, Crown Publishing Inc. N.Y. Chidsey, Donald Barr, The War In The North, Crown Publishers Inc. N.Y. Chronicles of Canada: The Winning of Canada; The United Empire Loyalists; The Father of British Canada (Lord Dorchester)
Curtis, Edward E., The British Army in the American Revolution, Cornerhouse Historical Publications, N.Y., 1925
Holmes, Richard, Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket, 2001
www.uppercanadahistory.ca /resources.html   (3792 words)

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