The History of the Indian Navy (1613-1863) (Paperback)

Preface; List of subscribers; 1. 1600?22. Introduction; 2. 1623?98. Proposals regarding the occupation of Bombay; 3. 1699?1754. Contentions between the old and new companies; 4. 1754?9. Early career of Commodore James; 5. 1759?90. Loss of Gombroon; 6. 1772?95. Surveys by officers of the Bombay Marine; 7. 1793?1810. Gallant action of the 'Vigilant', Lieutenant Hayes, with Sanganian pirates; 8. 1811?16. Services of the Marine at the reduction of the island of Java and its dependencies; 9. 1811?20. Operations against the pirates of Kattywar and Cutch; 10. 1797?1820. The Joasmi pirates, their origin and early history; 11. 1820?4. Loss of the Ariel; 12. 1804?28. Proposed survey of the Red Sea; 13. The Burmese War, 1824?6; 14. 1826?30. Changes in the condition of the Bombay Marines; Appendix.