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Article: Blood in the Sand: More Forgotten Wars of the Nineteenth Century.(Brief Article)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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Blood in the Sand: More Forgotten Wars of the Nineteenth Century. Ian Hernon. Sutton Publishing. [pounds sterling] 19.99 (US$29.95). 232 pages. ISBN 0-7509-2614-7. The author has already published two titles in his series on forgotten wars and this, the third volume, looks at a variety of minor wars: the Gurkha War of 1814- 16, the action against Borneo's pirates, the storming of Madagascar in 1845, the two Sikh Wars between 1845 and 1859, the Eureka Stockade in Australia, the defence of Kars in 1855, the Fenian Invasion of Canada in 1866, the Battle of Orange Walk in British ...