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020			_a9781784531102 (hbk.) : _c25.00 GBP
100	1		_aSTEVENSON Richard
245			_aBeatson's mutiny : _bthe turbulent career of a victorian soldier / _cRichard Stevenson.
260			_aLondon : _bI B Tauris, _c2015.
300			_axxiii , 424 pages , illustration : maps ; 25 cm
504			_aInclude bibliographical references and index.
520			_aOver a long and varied career, Major-General William Beatson earned a fine reputation as a leader of irregular cavalry in the nineteenth century. He trained many future commanders of the Victorian army, saw action in Spain and British India, and rode with the Heavy Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava. But tasked with disciplining the Turkish Bashi-Bazouks during the Crimean War, his character flaws led him into conflict with politicians and diplomats running the war, who accused him of inciting mutiny. Parliament, newspapers and the law courts then became his chosen battlefields as he fought to clear his name and return to duty. By bringing Beatson s life and career into sharper focus, Richard Stevenson connects wide-ranging themes in Victorian military and imperial history in a fresh and accessible way."
650			_aBEATSON, WILLIAM FERGUSON, _y1804-1872 _x MILITARY LEADERSHIP.
650			_aGREAT BRITAIN. ARMY _x COLONIAL FORCES.
650			_aGREAT BRITAIN. ARMY _x HISTORY _y19TH CENTURY.
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