LEADER 03234nam 22005775 450 001 9910427036703321 005 20250610110208.0 010 $a9783030508340 010 $a303050834X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-50834-0 035 $a(CKB)4100000011586022 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6402034 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-50834-0 035 $a(Perlego)3482057 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC29093030 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011586022 100 $a20201116d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGeorge White and the Victorian Army in India and Africa $eServing the Empire /$fby Stephen M. Miller 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (IX, 323 p. 8 illus., 2 illus. in color.) 311 08$a9783030508333 311 08$a3030508331 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. The Start of a Military Career (1853-1878) -- 3. Recognition in Afghanistan (1878-1884) -- 4. The Making of a General: War and the Occupation of Upper Burma (1885-1889) -- 5. On the Edge of Empire: Baluchistan (1889-1892) -- 6. Commander-in-Chief, India: Administrator (1893-1898) -- 7. Commander-in-Chief, India: Campaigns (1893-1898) -- 8. The Outbreak of the South African War (1899) -- 9. The Defender of Ladysmith (1899-1900 -- 10. Ending a Career on the Rock (1900-1912) -- 11. Conclusion. 330 $aThis book offers a detailed investigation of George S. White's career in the British Army. It explores late Victorian military conflicts, British power dynamics in Africa and Asia, civil-military relations on the fringes of the empire, and networks of advancement in the army. White served in the Indian Rebellion and, twenty years later, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where he earned the Victoria Cross. After serving in the Sudan campaign, White returned to India and held commands during the conquest and pacification of Upper Burma and the extension of British control over Balochistan, and, as Commander-in-Chief, sent expeditions to the North-West Frontier and oversaw major military reforms. Just before the start of the South African War, White was given the command of the Natal Field Force. This force was besieged in Ladysmith for 118 days. Relieved in 1900, White was heralded as the "Defender of Ladysmith." He was made Field-Marshal in 1903. 606 $aMilitary history 606 $aImperialism 606 $aGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aMilitary History 606 $aImperialism and Colonialism 606 $aHistory of Britain and Ireland 615 0$aMilitary history. 615 0$aImperialism. 615 0$aGreat Britain$xHistory. 615 14$aMilitary History. 615 24$aImperialism and Colonialism. 615 24$aHistory of Britain and Ireland. 676 $a355.009 700 $aMiller$b Stephen M.$0153552 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910427036703321 996 $aGeorge White and the Victorian Army in India and Africa$92241673 997 $aUNINA