Singapore Mutiny

Download or read book Singapore Mutiny written by R. W. E. Harper and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In mid-February 1915, half of the Fifth Light Infantry of the British Indian Army stationed in Singapore suddenly rose up in an unexpected ... mutiny ... The event took place at the height of the First World War and because colonial defence forces had been withdrawn for more urgent service in Europe, the Fifth had become the only regular unit left in Singapore Island for its defence from possible German attack. The book describes in detail the events which took place and how a desperate administration had to rely on the assistance of the marines on board Russian, Japanese, and French warships mutineers. The book also reveals the findings of a court of inquiry into the mutiny whose findings lay secret for fifty years"--Page 4 of cover.