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George White and the Victorian Army in India and Africa - Serving the Empire (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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George White and the Victorian Army in India and Africa - Serving the Empire (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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This book offers a detailed investigation of George S. White's
career in the British Army. It explores late Victorian military
conflicts, British power dynamics in Africa and Asia,
civil-military relations on the fringes of the empire, and networks
of advancement in the army. White served in the Indian Rebellion
and, twenty years later, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where he
earned the Victoria Cross. After serving in the Sudan campaign,
White returned to India and held commands during the conquest and
pacification of Upper Burma and the extension of British control
over Balochistan, and, as Commander-in-Chief, sent expeditions to
the North-West Frontier and oversaw major military reforms. Just
before the start of the South African War, White was given the
command of the Natal Field Force. This force was besieged in
Ladysmith for 118 days. Relieved in 1900, White was heralded as the
"Defender of Ladysmith." He was made Field-Marshal in 1903.
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