Author: Maj-Gen H.T. SibornePublisher: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1853671568
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Waterloo Letters - Edited by Major-General H.T. Siborne - is the twenty-fifth volume in the Napoleonic library.
Waterloo Letters
Author: Maj-Gen H.T. SibornePublisher: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1853671568
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Waterloo Letters - Edited by Major-General H.T. Siborne - is the twenty-fifth volume in the Napoleonic library.
Waterloo 1815: The British Army's Day of Destiny
Author: Gregory Fremont-BarnesPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Writing to his mother the day after the fighting, Captain Thomas Wildman of the 7th Hussars described ‘a victory so splendid & important that you may search the annals of history in vain for its parallel’. Little wonder, for Waterloo was widely recognised – even in its immediate wake – as one of the most decisive battles in history: after more than twenty years of uninterrupted conflict, this single day’s encounter finally put paid to French aspirations for European hegemony. The culminating point of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo also witnessed levels of determination and bravery by both sides which far exceeded anything experienced by the veterans of Wellington’s recent campaigns in Spain and Portugal. Indeed, it was that unconquerable spirit which left over 50,000 men dead on the field of battle and tens of thousands of others wounded. This thoroughly researched and highly detailed account of one of history’s greatest human dramas looks first at the wider strategic picture before focusing on the tactical roles played by individual British units – all meticulously examined with the benefit of an extensive array of hitherto unexploited primary sources which reveal the battlefield experience of officers and soldiers as never before. Refusing simply to repeat the same unchallenged accounts and to commit the same errors of previous historians, this work relies exclusively on hundreds of first-hand accounts, by men of all ranks and from practically every British regiment and corps present on that fateful day, to provide a fresh and revised perspective on one of the most pivotal events of modern times.
Letters from the Battle of Waterloo
Author: Gareth GloverPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1784383503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
Waterloo is probably the most famous battle in military history. Thousands of books have been written on the subject but mysteries remain and controversy abounds.By presenting more than 200 previously unpublished accounts by Allied officers who fought at the battle, this collection goes right back to the primary source material. In the letters the Allied officers recount where they were and what they saw. Gareth Glover has provided historical background information but lets the officers speak for themselves as they reveal exactly what happened in June 1815.Originally sent to, and at the request of, Captain W Siborne, then in the process of building his famous model of the battle, these letters have remained unread in the Siborne papers in the British Library. A small selection was published in Waterloo Letters in 1891 but much of vast historical significance did not see the light then and has remained inaccessible until now. Glover now presents this remarkable collection which includes letters here by Major Baring, George Bowles, Edward Whinyates, John Gurwood and Edward Cotton as well as letters by Hanoverian and King's German Legion officers.This is a veritable treasure trove of material on the battle and one which will mean that every historian's view of the battle will need correcting.
Waterloo General
Author: John MorewoodPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473868068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The defeat of Napoleons French army by the combined forces of Wellington and Blcher at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 was a turning point in world history. This was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars, and the outcome had a major influence on the shape of Europe for the next century and beyond. The battle was a milestone, and it cannot be properly understood without a detailed, on-the-ground study of the landscape in which it was fought and that is the purpose of David Butterys new battlefield guide. In vivid detail, using eyewitness accounts and an intimate knowledge of the terrain, he reconstructs Waterloo and he takes the reader and the visitor across the battleground as it is today. He focuses on the pivotal episodes in the fighting the day-long struggle for the chateau at Hougoumont, the massive French infantry assaults, repeated cavalry charges, the fall of La Haye Sainte, the violent clashes in the village of Plancenoit, the repulse of the Imperial Guard and rout of the French army. This thoroughgoing, lucid, easy-to-follow guide will be a fascinating introduction for anyone who seeks to understand what happened on that momentous day, and it will be an essential companion for anyone who explores the battlefield in Belgium.
1815, Waterloo
Author: Henry HoussayePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Waterloo: The Defeat of Napoleon's Imperial Guard
Author: Gareth GloverPublisher: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1848327447
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This is the most detailed account of the 2nd Division at Waterloo ever published. It is based on the papers of its commander Sir Henry Clinton and it reveals for the first time the previously unrecognised vital role this division made in the defeat of Napoleon. ??They Swept the Field Clear explains how the division was placed ahead of the main allied squares thus impeding the charges of the French cavalry, and how the 2nd Division supported the defence of Hougoumont, considered by the Duke of Wellington as the key to his victory on 18 June 1815.??Perhaps the most significant aspect of this book is the description of the defeat of Napoleon's Imperial Guard. Just who and how the incomparable Guard was stopped and the driven from the battlefield is explained in detail. Once and for all, this 200-year controversy is finally resolved.
Letters Written by Lieut.-General Thomas Dyneley, C.B., R.A.
Author: Lieut.-General Thomas DyneleyPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1787201570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The letters in this volume provide eye-witness accounts of some of the battles and sieges of the Peninsular War. Thomas Dyneley entered the Royal Artillery as a 2nd lieutenant in 1801. He was in Italy with Sir James Craig's force in 1805 and with Sir John Stuart in Calabria in the following year, witnessing the battle of Maida. In 1811 he embarked for the Peninsula with `E' troop of the Royal Horse Artillery, as 2nd Captain. There he served in the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Burgos, at the battles of Salamanca, Vitoria and those in the Pyrenees. In November 1813 he was invalided home, but was present with 'E' troop in 1815 during the Waterloo campaign. He subsequently rose to the rank of major-general in 1854 and died in 1860.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
Author: John Gibson LockhartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott
Author: John Gibson LockhartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
Author: John Gibson LockhartPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385613027
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.