Queen Victoria's Wars
British Military Campaigns, 1857–1902

Offers a revised and updated history of thirteen of the most significant British conflicts during the Victorian period.

Stephen M. Miller (Edited by)

9781108490122, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 17 June 2021

334 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.62 kg

'This book is definitely a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the historical context of asymmetrical warfare and great-power involvement abroad … Recommended.' A. M. Wainwright, Choice Magazine

This is a new history of Britain's imperial wars during the nineteenth century. Including chapters on wars fought in the hills, on the veldt, in the dense forests, and along the coast, it discusses wars waged in China, Burma, Afghanistan, and India/Pakistan; New Zealand; and, West, East, and South Africa. Leading military historians from around the world situate the individual conflict in the larger context of British domestic history and British foreign policy/grand strategy and examine the background of the conflict, the war aims, the outbreak of the war, the forces and technology employed, a narrative of the war, details about one specific battle, and the aftermath of the war. Beginning with the Indian Rebellion and ending with the South African War, it enables readers to see the global impact of British imperialism, the function of the army in the service of British political goals, and the evolution of military technology.

1. Introduction Stephen M. Miller
2. The Indian Rebellion, 1857–1858 Douglas M. Peers
3. Punitive expeditions in China, 1857–1860 Bruce Collins
4. The expedition to Abyssinia, 1867–1868 Christopher Brice
5. The New Zealand Wars, 1845–1872 John Crawford
6. The Third Anglo-Asante War, 1873–1874 Ryan Patterson
7. The Second Afghan War, 1878–1880 Rodney Atwood
8. The Anglo-Zulu War, 1879 Ian Knight
9. The First Anglo-Boer War, 1880–1881 John Laband
10. Egypt and the Sudan, 1881–1885 Rob Johnson
11. The Third Anglo-Burmese War and the pacification of Burma, 1885–1895 Ian F. W. Beckett
12. The Tirah Campaign, 1897–1898 Sameetah Agha
13. Reconquest of the Sudan, 1896–1898 Edward M. Spiers
14. The South African War, 1899–1902 Stephen M. Miller
15. Conclusion Stephen M. Miller.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], British & Irish history [HBJD1]