An Ensign In The Peninsular War
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An Ensign In The Peninsular War
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Author : John Aitchison
language : en
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Release Date : 1981
An Ensign In The Peninsular War written by John Aitchison and has been published by Michael Joseph this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.
Ensign Bell In The Peninsular War
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Author : George Bell
language : en
Publisher: Leonaur Limited
Release Date : 2006
Ensign Bell In The Peninsular War written by George Bell and has been published by Leonaur Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
ENSIGN BELL IN THE PENINSULAR WAR - THE EXPERIENCES OF A YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIER WITH THE 34TH REGIMENT 'THE CUMBERLAND GENTLEMEN' IN THE NAPOLEONIC WARS. This book is one of the least known accounts of life on the battlefield and on campaign during the Peninsular War. If its obscurity was in some way a reflection of its quality this might be understandable, but George Bell's account is so well written it surely deserves to be among the best known and most highly regarded Napoleonic period memoirs. Written with youthful enthusiasm and humour, Bell takes us to war against the French in the company of his irrepressible Irish soldiers, Biddy Skiddy the camp follower and the wildly eccentric Maurice Quill, the surgeon. Packed full of dialogue and incident this is a highly entertaining narrative and invaluable Napoleonic memoir.
A Narrative Of The Peninsular War
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Author : Sir Andrew Leith Hay
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2016-07-26
A Narrative Of The Peninsular War written by Sir Andrew Leith Hay and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with History categories.
An invaluable first-hand account of a British officer who served under both Moore and Wellington against Napoleon’s invading French forces in the Iberian peninsula. Andrew Leith Hay joined the army as an ensign in the 72nd Foot and but went to the peninsula as an aide-de-camp to his uncle, General Sir James Leith. He spent a considerable period gathering intelligence and communicating with other commanders in the British, Portuguese and Spanish armies. Along his travels, Leith Hay made sketches of the terrain through which he passed and, in 1831, incorporated these into this a two-volume account of his Peninsular War experiences. This 4th edition, originally published in 1850, comprises both volumes in one book.
With Moore To Corunna
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Author : Charles J. Esdaile
language : en
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Release Date : 2019-02
With Moore To Corunna written by Charles J. Esdaile and has been published by Pen & Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Ensign Charles Paget's previously unpublished diary of the Peninsular War is an important discovery for two reasons. The regiment in which he served - the 52nd Foot - was one of the three most famous in the Duke of Wellington's army, yet it is covered sparsely in the spate of memoirs, diaries and collections of correspondence generated by the conflict. It is also the only genuine diary covering the Battle of Vimeiro and the campaign of Sir John Moore. The complete text of Paget's diary is reproduced here, edited and with detailed notes and an extended introduction by Charles Esdaile, one of the most distinguished historians of the period. In order to give the reader contrasting views of episodes which Paget records, he has brought in first-hand accounts written by other Peninsular veterans, featuring the battle of Vimeiro and the action at Cacabelos. The result is a valuable addition to the literature devoted to the British participation in the Peninsular War. It gives a fresh insight into events in the campaigns, the conditions in Portugal and Spain, and the experience of the soldiers who fought there.
The Exploits Of Ensign Bakewell Ms
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Author : Robert Bakewell
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2012-01-01
The Exploits Of Ensign Bakewell Ms written by Robert Bakewell and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with History categories.
A first-hand account of several engagements in the Peninsula after the advance from the Lines of Torres Vedras and pursuit of Masséna, and including the first siege of Badajoz, edited from the original manuscript and with an explanatory commentary and notes by an experienced author well acquainted with both the period and the scenes of action. Fills a gap in the history of the Innis killings, the years 1812 to 1814 only being covered in Charles Crowe's war Journals, recently published by Frontline Books as 'An Eloquent Soldier'. Describes the French flight from Waterloo and - rarely revealed before - the life of a young officer in a promiscuous Paris during the earlier weeks of the Occupation. Contains a number of contemporary illustrations not previously published.
Wellington S Soldiers
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Author : Edward Fraser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-04
Wellington S Soldiers written by Edward Fraser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04 with History categories.
Accounts of battle and daring under the 'Iron Duke' The author of this book, Edward Fraser, specialised in histories concerning the soldiers and sailors of the Napoleonic Age. Originally titled, in the style of its day, Soldiers Whom Wellington Led, this volume contains almost twenty vignettes-some describing personalities and events that may not be familiar to modern readers-about the soldiers of all ranks who were Wellington's 'old peninsular army which could go anywhere and do anything.' Included are 'The Charge of the Light Dragoons at Talavera' and 'The Men Who Took the Eagle at Barrosa' and other accounts of the battlefield and campaign, together with essays on some notable figures who served under Wellington's command including his chief scout Colquhoun Grant, Colonel John Waters another remarkable gatherer of intelligence and the exploits of Ensign Dyas. Leonaur also publish Fraser's excellent history on the fortunes of Napoleon's famous eagle standards, The War Drama of the Eagles, a companion book to this present volume Nelson's Sailors and an unusual account of the Battle of Trafalgar from the perspective of the French and Spanish naval forces The Enemy at Trafalgar. All are excellent 'readers' for students of the Napoleonic Wars. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Never Surpassed
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Author : William Leeke
language : en
Publisher: Leonaur Limited
Release Date : 2021-11-19
Never Surpassed written by William Leeke and has been published by Leonaur Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-19 with categories.
A new single volume edition of the military writings of 'Ensign' Leeke of the 52nd Seventeen year old William Leeke marched to war for the first time in 1815 with the 52nd Light Infantry as a 'gentleman volunteer' thanks to his family's connections with the regiment's colonel, the highly regarded John Colborne. His place in the regiment quickly formalised, Leeke became an ensign tasked with carrying the regimental colour into the Battle of Waterloo. In later life Leeke wrote a substantial two-volume work which included his own experiences at Waterloo, a lengthy and controversial dissertation on the defeat of the French Imperial Guard in the closing phases of the battle and a history of the 52nd during the Peninsular War. As was common in the nineteenth century his writings were discursive and contained much material that did not concern the wars against Napoleonic France or any other military topic. Nor was his writing on military matters presented in a coherent chronological manner, which made Leek's interesting opinions and accounts, in their original form, difficult to access for modern readers. This unique Leonaur single volume edition of Leeke's military writings remedies these issues for the first time. His personal account of the Campaign of 1815 also includes the march to Paris after Waterloo and his experiences as a young officer with the Army of Occupation until the 52nd returned to Britain in 1818. With illustrations and maps. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
A Guards Officer In The Peninsular
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Author : John Rous
language : en
Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Release Date : 1992
A Guards Officer In The Peninsular written by John Rous and has been published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Peninsular War, 1807-1814 categories.
Annals Of The Peninsular Campaigns From 1808 To 1814 Vol Iii
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Author : Thomas Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2013-02-25
Annals Of The Peninsular Campaigns From 1808 To 1814 Vol Iii written by Thomas Hamilton and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-25 with History categories.
When Thomas Hamilton set out to write this detailed history of the Peninsular campaigns, the great struggle for Portugal and Spain was still fresh in the minds of his intended audience. It was also seared on his own memory from his service in the war as an ensign and later lieutenant of the 29th Regiment of Foot. He served at the first siege of Badajoz, at the butchery of Albuera, where he was severely wounded, and, after his recovery, in the battles around the Pyrenees. Following his military service, he turned to writing, penning the noted military novel Cyril Thornton, and was a frequent contributor to “Blackwood’s Magazine”. The Annals were positively received by critics of his own time and were written with much detail from eye-witness accounts amongst his contacts in the military and literary circles that he moved in. They form an excellent and readable account of the military and political events of the Peninsular War and are less critical and argumentative than others written around the same period. This third volume takes the action from Late 1810 to 1814. Illustrations – 7 maps.
An Ensign In The Peninsular War
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Author : John Aitchison
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
Release Date : 1994
An Ensign In The Peninsular War written by John Aitchison and has been published by Penguin Mass Market this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
These letters and diaries of a young ensign in the 3rd Foot Guards during the Peninsular War provide a remarkably vivid first-hand account of one of the great campaigns in British military history. John Aitchison was present at most of the major actions of the war, both in Spain and Portugal, including the capture of Oporto, the Battle of Busaco, the defence of the Lines of Torres Vedras and the Battles of Talavera and Vitoria. His letters abound with remarkably precise descriptions of campaign tactics, comments on Wellington's decisions and observations on the locals and the country he passes through. Expertly edited and amplified by W.F.K. Thompson, these letters also reflect in ample measure the cold, wet and hunger, the forced marches and terrifying slaughter that are the inevitable consequences of war.