Notes on the Late Expedition Against the Russian Settlements in Eastern Siberia

Whittingham, Bernard

ISBN 10: 1108066852 / ISBN 13: 9781108066853

Published by Cambridge Library Collection, 2013

About this Item

Originally published in 1856, this is a first-hand account of British activity in the Pacific theatre of the Crimean War. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410. . 2013. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes on the Late Expedition Against the Russian Settlements in Eastern Siberia
• Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108066852
• ISBN 13: 9781108066853
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In April 1855, Bernard Whittingham (fl.1850), a captain of the Royal Engineers, set off from Hong Kong aboard H.M.S. Sibylle. He had volunteered to join an Allied squadron attempting 'to discover the progress of Russian aggrandisement in North-eastern Asia, and to ascertain how far the reports of her successful encroachment on the sea frontiers of China and Japan were true'. In the context of the Crimean War's Pacific theatre, he was also keen to see avenged the Royal Navy's defeat by the Russians at Petropavlovsk the previous year. Whittingham's notes, published in 1856, give a personal and uniquely British account of an understudied time and place with far-reaching influence on later events. The book is also a rich source of anecdotes, not least that relating to the capture of crew members of the ill-fated Russian frigate Diana.

Book Description

In 1855, Bernard Whittingham (fl.1850) volunteered to join H.M.S. Sibylle 'to discover the progress of Russian aggrandisement in North-eastern Asia'. His notes, published in 1856, give an account of an understudied time and place - the Pacific theatre of the Crimean War - with far-reaching influence on later events.