F'Queen N' H'Empire

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F'Queen N' H'Empire is written by Basil Riccomini and published by Trafford Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1412016347 (ISBN 10) and 9781412016346 (ISBN 13).

This book was not planned it just happened. When it occurred to me that I could write a poem describing the charge of the 24th Regiment of Foot of Chilianwala, just how was I to do it? I decided to write it as being related by a soldier who had participated int he charge against the Sikh guns. He speaks in the 'lingo' of some of the soldiers of my acquantance during my colour service in the British Army. I wrote the other poems in a similar style, with the exception of the recruiting serjeant in The Queen's Shilling, who speaks with the 'Midlands' dialect. During Queen Victoria's long sixty-four year reign, there were constant military expeditions, campaigns and conflicts. Many caused the expansion of the empire, and many as result of that expansion. By European standards Great Britain had a very small standing army, but The Royal Navy was the world's largest. Britannia ruled the waves. Rather like the Roman legionaryies, the 'Tommies' of the period were professional and reliable. On many occasions they defeated the enemy although heavily outnumbered. Perhaps that explains why a relatively small regular army was so successful.