Wellington's Lieutenant Napoleon's Gaoler
The Author wrote numerous letters home from the campaigns that he fought with Wellington in the Peninsular when he was commanding his Regiment. He was therefore in a senior position and privy to secrets of the war. He is often caustic regarding his superiors including The Iron Duke himself. He packs his letters with interesting descriptions of the life and his surroundings.Once Waterloo was won and Napoleon defeated and captive, Bingham was selected to accompany him on his journey on HMS Northumberland to final exile at St Helena.. There he remained with his captive until relieved by another officer(Sir Pine-Coffin) in 1818. The diary for thi…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-78340-979-2
- EAN: 9781783409792
- Produktnummer: 22582055
- Verlag: Pen and Sword
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 356 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'727 KB
Über den Autor
Gareth Glover is a former Royal Navy officer and military historian who has made a special study of the Napoleonic Wars for the last 30 years.
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