With Wellington S Hussars In The Peninsula And Waterloo

Author : Gareth Glover,Colin Yorke
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473893993

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With Wellington's Hussars in the Peninsula and Waterloo by Gareth Glover,Colin Yorke Pdf

George Woodberry was commissioned into the 18th Light Dragoons (Hussars) as a cornet on 16 Jan 1812, and joined Wellingtons army as a lieutenant, seeing action in the key battles of 1813 and 14 Moralles, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Croix dOrade and the final battle of the war at Toulouse. He was wounded at Mendionde in a clash with French cavalry as Wellington advanced into France. He also served in the 1815 campaign, being at Waterloo and the march to Paris.What is most remarkable is that Woodberry found time to record events at length in his journal almost every single day. This enables the reader to trace accurately the movements of the 18th Hussars and Wellingtons army in general with precision. It also provides an insight into life on campaign in Spain, France and Belgium with the British Army of the early nineteenth centuryHis lively, detailed and entertaining account of his time in Wellingtons army is matched by the unusual story of the history of his journal. It was published once before, in 1898, but in French by a Paris-based publisher. The original journal, in two leather-bound volumes, has since been lost, but the French edition has now been translated back into English by renowned Napoleonic historian Gareth Glover and is published in the UK for the first time.

Author : Gareth Glover
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1473893976

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With Wellington's Hussars in the Peninsula and Waterloo by Gareth Glover Pdf

George Woodberry was commissioned into the 18th Light Dragoons (Hussars) as a cornet on 16 Jan 1812, and joined Wellington's army as a lieutenant, seeing action in the key battles of 1813 and 14 - Moralles, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Croix d'Orade and the final battle of the war at Toulouse. He was wounded at Mendionde in a clash with French cavalry as Wellington advanced into France. He also served in the 1815 campaign, being at Waterloo and the march to Paris. What is most remarkable is that Woodberry found time to record events at length in his journal almost every single day. This enables the reader to trace accurately the movements of the 18th Hussars and Wellington's army in general with precision. It also provides an insight into life on campaign in Spain, France and Belgium with the British Army of the early nineteenth century His lively, detailed and entertaining account of his time in Wellington's army is matched by the unusual story of the history of his journal. It was published once before, in 1898, but in French by a Paris-based publisher. The original journal, in two leather-bound volumes, has since been lost, but the French edition has now been translated back into English by renowned Napoleonic historian Gareth Glover and is published in the UK for the first time.

Author : Andrew Bamford
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848327740

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With Wellington's Outposts by Andrew Bamford Pdf

The author has done a quite outstanding job of editing and footnoting this rare memoir . . . this will be of genuine interest to the Peninsular War historian or enthusiast.' Philip Haythornthwaite??John Vandeleur's letters home to his mother are a lively and engaging account of active service during the Napoleonic Wars, recounting everything from day-to-day life on campaign to the experience of pitched battle at Vitoria and Waterloo. ??As first a light infantryman and then a light cavalryman, Vandeleur was frequently on the outposts of Wellington's forces, in frequent contact with the French and often obliged to live a rough-and-ready lifestyle as a result. The conditions that he endured, and the camaraderie that sustained him, are vividly recounted in this fascinating collection _ previously only available in an extremely rare private publication over a century ago. ??Expertly edited and enhanced with contemporary documents and commentary by Andrew Bamford, this is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaign.

Author : George Woodberry
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1473893984

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With Wellington's Hussars in the Peninsula and at Waterloo by George Woodberry Pdf

Author : Ron McGuigan,Robert Burnham
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473850804

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Wellington's Brigade Commanders by Ron McGuigan,Robert Burnham Pdf

Recent research into the Duke of Wellington's armies during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign has enhanced our understanding of the men he led, and this new biographical guide to his brigade commanders is a valuable contribution to this growing field. Ron McGuigan and Robert Burnham have investigated the lives and careers of a group of men who performed a vital role in Wellington's chain of command. These officers were the brigadiers and major generals who, for a variety of reasons, never made the jump to become permanent division commanders. Their characters, experience and level of competence were key factors in the successes and failures of the army as a whole. Their biographies give us a fascinating insight into their individual backgrounds, their strengths and weaknesses, and the makeup of the society they came from. Each biography features a table covering essential information on the individual, his birth and death dates, the dates of his promotions and details of his major commands. This is followed by a concise account of his life and service.

Author : Herbert R. Clinton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Europe
ISBN : OXFORD:600026439

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The War in the Peninsula, and Wellington's Campaigns in France and Belgium by Herbert R. Clinton Pdf

Author : Ian Fletcher
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015034252711

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Wellington's Regiments by Ian Fletcher Pdf

A military account of Wellington's armies from 1808 to 1815, which blazed a trail of glory across the Iberian Peninsula from Portugal to southern France, fighting a score of major battles and storming three powerfully held fortresses.

Author : Jac Weller
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848325869

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Wellington at Waterloo by Jac Weller Pdf

Jac Weller studies every move and counter-move of the battle, recreating not only the actions and tactics of the two great leaders but the epic engagements and clashes between the troops themselves that were pivotal for the victory or defeat. The author also studies the related battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny. He takes the reader with him onto the battlefield of Waterloo, a terrain whose features are still recongnisable today, and which is bought to life for the reader by detailed maps and by the authors vivid and riveting descriptions of the progress of the fighting.This completely original approach, appreciated by the Times Literary Supplement on the books first publication, strikes as fresh today, and this new edition, with an introduction specially written for it by the author, will be eagerly read by military enthusiasts and general reader alike.

Author : Michael Glover
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Peninsular War, 1807-1814
ISBN : NWU:35556003752771

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Wellington's Army in the Peninsula, 1808-1814 by Michael Glover Pdf

Author : Philip Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473819757

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The Waterloo Armies by Philip Haythornthwaite Pdf

German troops formed the majority of Wellingtons forces present at the Battle of Waterloo including those of Nassau, Brunswick, Hanover and the Kings German Legion, and they have left a large number of first-hand accounts of their role in the battle.The actions of the King's German Legion an integral part of the British Army and partly officered by British soldiers has been published in English, but to a limited degree: Herbert Siborne published letters written to his father; Ompteda and Wheatley have had their memoirs published; and History of the Kings German Legion included a small number of letters, including the oft-misquoted account of the defence of La Haye Sainte by Major Baring. This forms a tiny proportion of the German material available. Therefore it is not surprising that early British histories of the battle have largely sidelined the achievements of the German troops, and this has been regurgitated by most that have followed. This situation did not change until the 1990s when Peter Hofschroer published his two-volume version of the campaign from the German perspective, which included snippets of German documents published in English for the first time. But even this proved not totally satisfactory, as it did not provide the whole document to allow full interpretation. There is a great need to provide an English version of much of the original German source material to redress the imbalance; this volume is intended to remedy that situation by publishing sixty of these reports and letters fully translated into English for the first time, giving a clearer insight into the significant role these troops played. Gareth Glover is a historian specialising in the Waterloo campaign and the Peninsular War. He left school at eighteen to join the Royal Navy as a Seaman Officer and completed his extensive training course at Dartmouth College. He has published articles in The Waterloo Journal and the Journal of the Royal Artillery, and a novel about Waterloo, Voices of Thunder.Christmas Selection 2010, Napoleon.org website

Author : William Grattan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Peninsular War, 1807-1814
ISBN : BL:A0020492682

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The Duke of Wellington and the Peninsular Medal by William Grattan Pdf

Author : John Mollo
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473831520

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From Corunna to Waterloo: With the Hussars 1808 to 1815 by John Mollo Pdf

Basing his story on contemporary letters, diaries and reports and a comprehensive bibliography, John Mollo takes the reader into the heart of the Hussar Brigade in peace and war, depicting its many colourful characters with a sure hand and describing every facet of day-to-day life, in barracks and on the battlefield. This is a story based on the harsh realities of war in the early years of the nineteenth century. Written with great elegance, the touch of a natural story teller and the imprint of a true lover and student of military history, this is a book to treasure.

Author : Nick Lipscombe
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473850729

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Wellington's Eastern Front by Nick Lipscombe Pdf

At last, in this absorbing and authoritative study, the story of the epic struggle on Spains eastern front during the Peninsular War has been told. Often overlooked as not integral to the Duke of Wellingtons main army and their campaigns in Portugal and western Spain, they were, in point of fact, intrinsically linked. Nick Lipscombe, a leading historian of the Napoleonic Wars and an expert on the fighting in the Iberian peninsula, describes in graphic detail the battles fought by the French army of General Suchet against the Spanish regulars and guerrillas and subsequently the Anglo-Sicilian force sent by the British government to stabilize the region. Despite Suchet's initial successes and repeated setbacks for the allied armies, by late 1813 the east coast of Spain held a key to Wellington's invasion of France and the ultimate defeat of Napoleon's armies in the Peninsula. At a tactical level the allies were undeniably successful and made an important contribution to the eventual French defeat.

Author : Andrew Bamford
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473841956

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Gallantry and Discipline by Andrew Bamford Pdf

The 12th Light Dragoons served throughout Wellington's campaigns in the Peninsula, most notably at the Battle of Salamanca in 1812, and later at Waterloo where they suffered heavy casualties supporting the Union Brigade's famous charge. The principal source for this book are the papers of Sir James Steaurt Colonel of the regiment for almost all of the period in question supplemented by other regimental records, Horse Guards paperwork, and letters and memoirs, allowing both an official understanding of events, and several threads of human interest which develop through the narrative.The book is divided into two halves, first providing an overview of the regiment and the role of Steuart as Colonel, before moving onto an account of the regiment on home service during the early years of the Napoleonic Wars and then on active service in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. This concludes with a discussion of the lessons learnt during the war, as particularly exemplified by the 12th being one of the regiments selected for conversion to lancers in the aftermath of Waterloo.

Author : Gareth Glover
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473884175

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The American Sharpe by Gareth Glover Pdf

Sharpe and his adventures has made the 95th Foot renowned again and the discovery of an unpublished diary by an American from Charleston South Carolina who served, despite his father’s objections, as an officer in this elite regiment has caused great excitement. James Penman Gairdner was born in Charleston, South Carolina, but he was sent back to the ‘Old Country’ for his education, receiving his schooling at Harrow. After school, rather than joining his father’s merchant business he decided to become a soldier, receiving a commission in the famous 95th Rifles. He subsequently served, without a break, from the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in January 1812 until the end of the war in 1814. He then fought in the Waterloo campaign and formed part of the Army of Occupation. He was wounded on three occasions. Throughout his service he kept a journal, which he managed to maintain on almost a daily basis. This journal, along with a number of letters that he wrote to his family, have been edited by renowned historian Gareth Glover and are presented here to the public for the first time. Readers will not find dramatic stories of great battles or adventurous escapades. Instead, Gairdner, details the everyday life of one of Wellington’s soldiers; one of marches and billets, of the weather, the places and the people of the Iberian Peninsula and of Paris and Occupied France – the real nature of soldering. His diaries also highlight the very strange relationship between these newly independent Americans and the ‘Old Country’ they had so recently fought with; which even allowed for a true American boy to fight in the British Army, but not in America!