The Journal of Mr Samuel Holmes, Serjeant-Major of the XIth Light Dragoons, During His Attendance, As One of the Guard on Lord Macartney's Embassy to China and Tartary |
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| Author:
| Holmes, Samuel |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-70912-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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This journal by a soldier in the Light Dragoons gives an account of Lord Macartney's failed attempt to set up an embassy in China 1792-1793. The soldier's-eye perspective of eighteenth-century China make this document a valuable historical source on British and Chinese history during this period.
This journal by a soldier in the Light Dragoons gives an account of Lord Macartney's failed attempt to set up an embassy in China 1792-1793. The soldier's-eye perspective of eighteenth-century China make this document a valuable historical source on British and Chinese history during this period.