The Naval Brigade of the cruiser H. M. S. Terrible in the Victorian
age
The battles of the Nile and Trafalgar in the opening years of the
19th century demonstrated that the Royal Navy was an unbeatable
international force. The lessons of that period were so well
understood by the world that the British navy did not fight another
major battle on the high seas until Jutland during the First World
War. Britain ruled the waves for a century as the nation's imperial
and colonial aspirations were fulfilled and the Royal Navy became a
de facto international police force. The larger wars of the century
were fought on land and demanded little of British naval resources.
Naval guns and their expert gunners, however, were a valuable asset
that could be deployed to significant effect almost anywhere the
British Army was engaged. Naval Brigades were created and went on
to see action in the Crimea, the Indian Mutiny, the Zulu War, the
Boer War and towards the close of the 19th century as part of the
force dispatched to China to suppress the Boxer uprising and
relieve the beleaguered legations in Peking. This unique Leonaur
two-in-one volume contains exciting narratives of the brigade of H.
M. S. Terrible, a cruiser of the 'Powerful' class, during the
Second Boer War, where it played a significant role in the relief
of Ladysmith, and in China during the Boxer Rebellion. Also
included is an interesting description of the initiatives which led
to the building of the 'Powerful' class.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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