Blood in the Sand: More Forgotten Wars of the Nineteenth Century.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 ISBNabbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 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 The Gurkha War (1814 – 1816), sometimes called the Gorkha War or the Anglo-Nepalese War, was fought between Nepal and the British East India Company as a result of border tensions and ambitious expansionism. of 1814- 16, the action against Borneo's pirates, the storming of Madagascar in 1845, the two Sikh Wars Sikh Wars (1845–49), two conflicts preceding the British annexation of the Punjab. By a treaty with the British in 1809, the Sikh ruler of the Punjab, Ranjit Singh, had accepted the Sutlej River as the southern boundary of his domain. between 1845 and 1859, the Eureka Stockade The Eureka Stockade was a gold miners' revolt in 1854 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, against the officials supervising the mining of gold in the region of Ballarat. It was prompted by grievances over heavily priced mining items, the expense of a Miner's Licence, and taxation in Australia, the defence of Kars in 1855, the Fenian Invasion of Canada The Invasion of Canada may refer to several events in history.
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