On the Road to Bagdad: A Story of Townshend's Gallant Advance on the Tigris
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***Hyperlinked Table of Contents***Frederick Sadleir Brereton (5 August 1852 – 12 August 1957) was a decorated soldier and an author of children's books on heroic deeds conducted in the name of the British Empire. Brereton was a prolific author. By the time he died he had written over 40 books.In this With Wellington in Spain, A Story of the PeninsulaOn the Road to Bagdad, A Story of Townshend's Gallant Advance on the TigrisUnder the Chinese Dragon, A Tale of MongoliaHow Canada was Won, A Tale of Wolfe and QuebecThe Great Airship, A Tale of Adventure.In the grip of the Mullah, A tale of advent...
Chapters (53)
- On the Road to Bagdad
- A Story of Townshend's Gallant Advance on the Tigris
- Author of "With Joffre at Verdun" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c. &c. Illustrated by Wal Paget
- "THE CHIEF RETURNED THE OFFICER'S FRANK GAZE WITH A GLANCE WHICH TOLD OF COURAGE AND PRIDE"
- Illustrations
- ON THE ROAD TO BAGDAD
- CHAPTER I
- A Frontier Station
- CHAPTER II
- Geoffrey Keith and Another
- Sketch Map of Mesopotamia
- CHAPTER III
- The Persian Gulf
- CHAPTER IV
- The First Encounter
- "WHAT WAS LEFT OF THOSE ARAB HORSEMEN SCATTERED AND FLED"
- CHAPTER V
- News of the Enemy
- CHAPTER VI
- An Exploring-party
- CHAPTER VII
- Major Joseph Douglas
- CHAPTER VIII
- The Motor-boat in Action
- "GEOFF LEVELLED HIS OWN PIECE ON HIM"
- CHAPTER IX
- A Cutting-out Expedition
- CHAPTER X
- Geoff and Philip manœuvre
- "PHILIP HURLED HIMSELF AND HIS CAPTIVE OVER THE RAIL OF THE VESSEL"
- CHAPTER XI
- A Soldiers' Battle
- CHAPTER XII
- Esbul, the Armenian
- "GEOFF TURNED, AND, DRAWING HIS REVOLVER, EMPTIED IT AT THE TWO MEN STILL PURSUING"
- CHAPTER XIII
- An Amphibious Expedition
- CHAPTER XIV
- Captured by the Enemy
- CHAPTER XV
- Von Hildemaller's Intervention
- CHAPTER XVI
- Breaking Out
- CHAPTER XVII
- The Road to Bagdad
- CHAPTER XVIII
- News of Douglas Pasha
- "THE ARAB SET OFF ALONG A PATH WITHIN SOME TWENTY YARDS OF OUR HEROES"
- CHAPTER XIX
- Tracking the German
- CHAPTER XX
- Success at Last
- STORIES OF WAR
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