The occupation of San Juan Island by the Royal Marines between 1860 and 1872 marked the last time redcoats would be stationed in lands south of the 49th parallel. Following the nearly disastrous Pig War crisis, their primary mission with their U.S. Army counterparts was keeping the peace on an island considered ripe for the taking by Britons and Americans alike. Drawing on historical, archaeological and photographic research, Outpost of Empire offers an intriguing glimpse of a frontier garrison in the Victorian age.
IntroductionJoint Occupation: Civil or Military or BothSite SelectionThe Royal Marines in the Pacific NorthwestRank and FileJoint Occupation: Bazalgette and PickettBuilding the CampSettling in to Joint Occupati
Автор: Craig AlexanderНазвание: Rockets, Bombs and Bayonets: A Concise History of the Royal Marines and Other British and Canadian Forces in Defence of Canada 1812-1815ISBN: 1460000951 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781460000953 Издательство: НеизвестноЦена: 5508.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.