Authentic Narrative Expedition Under Command, First Edition (3 results)

1st Ed. Thin 8vo. vii,[1],93,[1]p. Half title present. From the Library of Professor Malcolm Yapp, light browning, title page spotted and sl. soiled, ESTC No.T111563.Sir Henry Oakes second baronet (17561827), army officer in the East India Company. '. was appointed a second lieutenant in the Bombay army on 18 May 1775. Thereafter he saw extensive service in India, serving in Gujarat in 17756, in the Poona expedition of 1778, and at the sieges of Tellicherry, Onore, Mangalore, and Bednur in 178081. He was adjutant-general of General Mathew's force, which on 28 April 1783 surrendered at Bednur, where he was taken prisoner by Tipu Sultan of Mysore. After his release in 1784 the Madras government made him captain-commandant of a sepoy battalion on 10 June 1784 .'The appendix by Alieutenant Sheen '. includes a number of additional interesting circumstances . as it elucidates the cause of Tippoo Saib's cruelty to our people. His conduct was evidently founded upon Principles of retaliation; and Candor must acknowledge that the unjustifiable behaviour of the Company's Army goes a considerable way in justification of that of the enemy.' Advertisement. Interestingly Oakes went insane towards the end of his life and committed suicide by shooting himself with his pistol. US$369.

First edition. Four folding maps, errata tipped onto verso of title-page, 23pp ms material tipped in and annotations on 29 pages. [With:] Trial of Lieutenant General John Whitelocke, Commander in Chief of the Expedition Against Buenos Ayres. First edition. Text in double-column. Folding frontispiece map. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine elaborately gilt, black morocco labels to spine, gilt, rubbed upper joint cracked but holding nicely, engraved bookplate to front pastedown. viii, 216, [2ads], 216pp. London, An excellent volume comprising an overview of the disastrous expedition to capture Buenos Aires led by John Whitelocke. Here we have both an account of the expedition, plus the full transcript of the trial.   The 24pp of tipped in notes are transcripts of general orders made during the expedition. Of greater interest are the annotations, which appear mostly in the first title. They are written by someone clearly knowledgeable of the expedition and whose annotations provide extra information or information clarifying the text. He was likely connected to the expedition. Palau, 375051; Sabin, 103672 & 103680.

First Edition. 8vo. 109pp.original blue fragile paper covers, uncut. . account of the British attempt under Lieut. Gen. Whitelocke to recapture Buenos Aires in 1807. with brief description of the country, A very good Rare uncut unsophisticated copy [odd stain] Copac lists only one copy.