Capt Thomson (35 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. General Thomson wrote this book from memory solely to refute alle­gations made that the garrison at Cawnpore lacked courage to deal with the Sepoy Mutiny, which first broke out there. The author was one of the four to have escaped the massacre committed by the Nana and the Indian sepoys, and lived to tell the tale. Seeing the discontentment brewing among the native sepoys, in December 1856, Thomson's regi­ment was called from Cuttack to Cawnpore. The Company included more than a thousand Europeans. On 5 June 1857, on account of a rumour that Indian troops were to be massacred, it influenced the sepoys to rebel against the East India Company. Amidst the chaos, Nana Sahib, the Peshwa Emperor, arrived in Cawnpore, stating at first that he intended to support the British. However, he joined the rebels. The British were unprepared but despite it, held on valiantly for a long time, almost three weeks, in a makeshift fort, before they surrendered. Most of them died due to bombardment, cholera, dysentery and small-pox.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Vol 18, Pt 2, pp. 31-56, Orig Journal (Entire Issue), VG.

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1st edition. 8vo. 262pp. B/w. frontispiece (margins browned) and 2 plates, folding map (torn and lacking one section). Ownership inscription to verso of frontispiece. Rebound in modern red cloth with gilt lettered spine. US$30.

Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. About The Book: "The Story of Cawnpore" chronicles the Indian Mutiny of 1857, tracing its origins from suspicions of cartridge tampering to Mrs. Fraser's flight from Delhi and the Nana's involvement. Military preparations and the siege of Cawnpore are depicted, highlighting the dire conditions and defense strategies. Chapters explore the plight of women and children, individual heroism, surrender negotiations, and the grim aftermath. Subsequent events, including Havelock's mission to Lucknow and a second attack on Cawnpore, are detailed. The narrative intertwines personal experiences, interactions with locals, and contemplations on India's future, offering a comprehensive account of a pivotal moment in history. About The Author: General Sir Mowbray Thomson KCIE (18321917) was a British East India Company officer. Educated in England, he joined the 53rd Bengal Native Infantry in 1853. Thomson played a crucial role in defending Wheeler's Entrenchment during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. He wrote "The Story of Cawnpore". The Title 'The Story of Cawnpore written/authored/edited by Capt.Mowbray Thomson', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789362089175 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 272 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: 272.

Gebunden. Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnCould an unobtrusive, skinny, bookish teacher who loves classical music and poetry become a fighter pilot in one of the bloodiest theaters of war our country has known? Could this modest self-described dreamer become the pilot of .

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Could an unobtrusive, skinny, bookish teacher who loves classical music and poetry become a fighter pilot in one of the bloodiest theaters of war our country has known Could this modest self-described dreamer become the pilot of a Corsair F4U, the fastest plane built equipped with six menacing .50-caliber Browning machine guns, a primitive navigation system, and a sixteen-cylinder engine so powerful that it could spin the plane over and crash if accelerated too fast How far did Wally Thomson, the teacher, travel to become Capt. Wallace B. Thomson, the war hero of his hometown, Hackensack, New Jersey.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language: English. About The Book: "The Story of Cawnpore" chronicles the Indian Mutiny of 1857, tracing its origins from suspicions of cartridge tampering to Mrs. Fraser's flight from Delhi and the Nana's involvement. Military preparations and the siege of Cawnpore are depicted, highlighting the dire conditions and defense strategies. Chapters explore the plight of women and children, individual heroism, surrender negotiations, and the grim aftermath. Subsequent events, including Havelock's mission to Lucknow and a second attack on Cawnpore, are detailed. The narrative intertwines personal experiences, interactions with locals, and contemplations on India's future, offering a comprehensive account of a pivotal moment in history. About The Author: General Sir Mowbray Thomson KCIE (18321917) was a British East India Company officer. Educated in England, he joined the 53rd Bengal Native Infantry in 1853. Thomson played a crucial role in defending Wheeler's Entrenchment during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. He wrote "The Story of Cawnpore". The Title 'The Story of Cawnpore written/authored/edited by Capt.Mowbray Thomson', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789362089908 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 272 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 272.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. 262 p. Ill. Ex-library book (bookplate, cardpocket). Publishing binding a bit worn and reinforced with tape (spine). Ex. disbound. Code 358.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A Volume containing a Series of Papers from the Shipmasters' Society, London 1896-1899. Includes Seventh Session, Course of Papers No. 45: April 1896, Why the Officers of the Mercantile Marine Should be Members of a Shipmasters' Society by W Caius Crutchley; Eighth Session, Course of Papers No. 46, October 1986, Introductory Address to the Members by Rt Hon. Sir Charles W Dilke; Legal Duties of the Shipmaster at Home and Abroad by Benedict W Ginsburg; Course of Papers No. 47, November 1986 Notes on Details of Steamship Construction by Captain M J Butcher; Course of Papers No. 48, January 1897 The Detection of Inflammable Gas and Vapour on board Ships by Professor F Clownes; Course of Papers No. 49 February 1987, Sea Apprentices of the British Merchant Navy by William Allingham; Course of Papers No. 50 & 51 April 1987, Hints on Elementary Stability with Some Remarks on the Carriage of Water Ballast by Anthony S Thomson; Ninth Session, Course of Papers No. 52, October 1897 The Personnel of the Mercantile Marine by Commander W F Caborne; Course of Papers No. 53, November 1897 Trimming Tanks by Mr Thomas Walton; Course of papers No. 54, January 1898, The Ventilation of Steamships by Stephen Harding Terry; Course of Papers No. 55, February 1898, British Merchant Seamen: Their Training and Treatment by Commander W F Caborne; Course of Papers No. 56 March 1898, Trim by Mr Thomas Walton; Annual Report for the Year Ending 31st March 1898 List of Members 1897-1898; Course of Papers No. 57 April 1898, Quarantine From a Shipmaster's Point of View by W G Romeril; Tenth Session, Course of Papers No. 58 October 1898, No. 60 January 1899 & No 61 February 1899 The Evolution of Shipmasters' Societies by Edward Blackmore; Course of Papers No. 59 November 1898 Thrift and Nautical Charities by Commander H M W P Johnson; Course of Papers No. 62 March 1899 The Value of Meteorological Observations at Sea and some Hints upon Observing by M W Campbell Hepworth; Annual Report for the Year Ending 31st March 1899; List of Members 1898-1899; Course of Papers No. 63 April 1899, Experience of Shipmasters at Mercantile Marine Offices and at British Consulates by Capt. S R Chandler; Eleventh Session, Course of Papers No. 64 Ballasting by H N Wortley The black covers are worn at the corners and the spine is wholly split from the cover on the front external hinge, the covers are firmly attached to the text block, endpapers are darkened with pencilled letters on the front endpaper, internal binding is sound, pages are clean. This is a heavy volume and may incur additional delivery charges Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 75310100097. All our books are sent by tracked mail. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 262pp, fold out plan. Author was with Bengal army and one of only two survivors from the garrison. Ex Guille-Alles libnrary (Guernsey)-looks unissued, usual stamps, labels but clean and tight.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). The second English edition of this cultural and philosophical study of ancient Egypt and China, written by Cornelius de Pauw. The second English edition. Volume I only from this uncommon two-volume work.In a contemporary full cloth binding.With a large folding map of Egypt.This work proposes to examine how far the ancient Egyptians resembled the modern Chinese, with observations made on manners, customs, monuments, food and various accounts.Written by Cornelius de Pauw, a Dutch philosopher, geographer and a diplomat at the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia.Translated from the French by Capt. J. Thomson. In a contemporary full cloth binding, with spine paper label. Externally, with fading to the spine and board edges. With wear to the backstrip, the head of which is coming away from the spine. Marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the occasional spots. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpaper. Good. book.

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 First edition. 2 vols. Portrait, 2 folding maps & 15 engraved (1 folding)plates and including 1 further map., with illustrations in the text. 8vo. A very good copy in original but remainder (?)  blue cloth, gilt very slight wear to headcaps. a prize binding as attested by an inscrription on the front free endpaper  ( Ealing School  fourth Mathematics 1858) , a.e.g xviii, 509; viii, 511pp. London, Bentley, Sent to the Niger with orders to penetrate as far as possible and make treaties with the local rulers to outlaw the Slave Trade, the expedition met with considerable hardship from first entering the river. For the most part they remained healthy for the first month until reaching Iddah after which many of here crew were struck down with fever until matters were so grave that even the determined Capt. Trotter was forced to order  Capt Allen retreat to the coast while he pushed on in the hopes of reaching a healthier climate upstream.  But fever  continued too ravage the crew and by the 8th August any further progress was clearly impossible. The expedition was considered a disastrous  failure though Commander Allen cites the three  treaties signed with the most influential potentates on the river to have constituted partial success.

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