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River gunboats : an illustrated encyclopaedia

Branfill-Cook, Roger

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Summary: The first recorded engagement by a steam-powered warship took place on a river in 1824 when the Honourable East India Company's gunboat Diana moved into action on the Irrawaddy River in Burma. In the 150 years that followed, river gunboats played a significant part in over forty campaigns and individual actions. River gunboats proved to be the decisive factor in river campaigns of the American...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 2018

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