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Author :Hon. Sir John William Fortescue Publisher :Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN 13 :1782891374 Total Pages :333 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (828 download)
Book Synopsis A History Of The British Army – Vol. X – (1814-1815) by : Hon. Sir John William Fortescue
Download or read book A History Of The British Army – Vol. X – (1814-1815) written by Hon. Sir John William Fortescue and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John Fortescue holds a pre-eminent place amongst British military historians, his enduring fame and legacy resting mainly on his life’s work “The History of the British Army”, issued in 20 volumes, which took him some 30 years to complete. In scope and breadth it is such that no modern scholar has attempted to cover such a large and diverse subject in its entirety; but Sir John did so and with aplomb, leading to a readable and comprehensive study. This tenth volume covers the period from 1814-1815, as the British Army along with its Portuguese and Spanish Allies finally pushed into France in 1814 they still met with fierce and determined resistance from the French troops under the veteran Marshal Soult. After a number of skilful, and some less skilful actions along the river lines the victories of the British troops added further evidence to the hopeless situation for Napoleon who abdicated in 1814. The British government immediately sent a large part of the victorious Peninsular army on a foolish and unsuccessful attack of New Orleans, all the more futile as peace had already been signed between the United States and Great Britain. Napoleon did not rest long in his new home on the Isle of Elba, returning to France in 1815 reuniting his enemies against him and fighting the era defining battle of Waterloo, one of the finest hours of the British Army. TIMES.—"We have in these volumes the worthy continuation of a history which is worthy of its subject. Mr. Fortescue will not ask for higher praise." A MUST READ for any military enthusiast.
Book Synopsis A History of the British Army, Vol. 10 by : John William Fortescue
Download or read book A History of the British Army, Vol. 10 written by John William Fortescue and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of the British Army, Vol. 10: 1814-1815 The Staff Corps The ofiicers of the Army The men of the Army Discipline: the lash Medals and decorations of honour Drill and equipment the cavalry The infantry The Office of Ordnance The Artillery the corps of drivers The Artillery's quarrel with Wellington The Engineers their grievances Their merits and demerits Character of Wellington. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Fortescues History of the British Army by : J. W. Fortescue
Download or read book Fortescues History of the British Army written by J. W. Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work, which is a classic, covers the history of the British Army from the Norman Conquest down to the Cardwell reforms of 1870, when commission by purchase was finally abolished. The very last chapter of the work looks at the British Army up to 1914. Naval and Military Press have reprinted this valuable and timeless work in its entirety, faithful to the originals in all respects. The contents of the individual volumes are as follows: Vol. I - from the Battle of Hastings to the end of the Seven Year s War (1713). Includes such battles as Bannockburn, Crecy, Agincourt, Flodden, the battles of the English Civil War, Dunkirk Dunes, Tangiers, and the battles during Marlborough s campaigns. The volume also traces the development of European Armies, infantry, cavalry and artillery, and the specific changes in Britain during the period. Vol. II - covers from the 1713 to 1763 and includes the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, the scandals of the reign of King George I, the war with Spain and the dispute over the Austrian Succession, and the Battles of Fontenoy and Culloden. It also covers the situation in India and the contest for mastery with the French. The expansion into North America is described and the differences that arose between the French and the British, together with Wolfe s campaigns in North America. The volume includes much material on the development of the British Army, and the problems that arose with regard to recruitment and conditions of service at that time. Vol. III - continues the story from 1763 to 1792. The continuing problems in North America are joined by the growing pains of Empire. The loss of the Americas is covered in detail, as is the state of the British Army, especially in the light of Cornwallis disastrous contributions to the American failure. Developments in India follow, and again Cornwallis makes a contribution to failure. Viol IV Part I - Deals with the French Revolution from 1789 to the Treaty of Amiens in 1798. It includes British operations in the Netherlands, the West Indies, South Africa and Ireland. The whole European area is described with the French and Allied nations included. Naval matters are also included, and the campaigns in Egypt and the Mediterranean are treated in detail. At the same time a close eye is kept on developments within the British Army. Vol. IV Part 2 - continues the theme of the previous part, and goes up to 1801. The examination of the British Army is also expanded, and an important appendix gives exact details of British Army pay. Vol. V - the period 1803 to 1807. Detailed treatment of the situation and operations in the East Indies and Ceylon, the West Indies, Europe and the Mediterranean. There are important chapters on conditions at home,and the air of war-weariness that was appearing. Finally, there is a description of operations in South America. Vol. VI - 1807-1809. The Napoleonic War continued, with further details of operations in Egypt and in the Mediterranean. The Swedish situation is covered, the British expedition to Copenhagen and operations in Portugal. The Spanish theatre is also examined in fine detail. Vol. VII - 1809-1810. This volume is concerned mainly with these two years in the Peninsula, but also covers the expedition to the Scheldt, and operations in the East Indies, Mauritius and Java. Vol. VII - 1809-1810. Maps Vol. VIII - 1811-1812. This volume covers two more years of the campaign in the Peninsula, together with the War with the United States. There are details of many battles, including Barosa, Badajoz, Fuentes de Onoro, Albuera, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca and others of fame during the Peninsula War. Vol. IX - 1813-1814. The French invasion of Russia is followed by descriptions of the situation in the Peninsula, and in North America. Throughout developments in Europe are covered so that the picture of the war for the reader in these years is complete, and second to none in detail. Vol. X - 1814-1815. The whole of Europe was aflame i
Author :Hon. Sir John William Fortescue Publisher :Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN 13 :1782891366 Total Pages :424 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (828 download)
Book Synopsis A History Of The British Army – Vol. IX – (1813-1814) by : Hon. Sir John William Fortescue
Download or read book A History Of The British Army – Vol. IX – (1813-1814) written by Hon. Sir John William Fortescue and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John Fortescue holds a pre-eminent place amongst British military historians, his enduring fame and legacy resting mainly on his life’s work “The History of the British Army”, issued in 20 volumes, which took him some 30 years to complete. In scope and breadth it is such that no modern scholar has attempted to cover such a large and diverse subject in its entirety; but Sir John did so and with aplomb, leading to a readable and comprehensive study. This ninth volume covers the period from 1813-1814, after a bloody struggle the Duke of Wellington finally cleared the border fortress at Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz having laid siege to them more than once he set his victorious British and Portuguese troops on to the task of destroying the French armies before them in a piecemeal fashion. As can well be followed in Fortescue’s masterly volume the advance of the British forces leavers the French forces out of numerous river protected positions before converging and destroying on the armies of the Centre and the North at the battle of Vitoria. Despite great ineptitude in the east of Spain, Wellington drove the French before him and into the Pyrenees, leading to a number of vicious engagements around the mountains through which the British Troops emerged victorious. However in North America the fighting was becoming desperate including bloody reverse at Sackett’s Harbour, but ultimately the British and Canadian forces would fight to a honourable peace after the disastrous attack on New Orleans in 1815 [this battle is covered in the next volume]. TIMES.—"We have in these volumes the worthy continuation of a history which is worthy of its subject. Mr. Fortescue will not ask for higher praise."
Book Synopsis A History of the British Army: 1814-1815. Maps and plans. 2 v by : Sir John William Fortescue
Download or read book A History of the British Army: 1814-1815. Maps and plans. 2 v written by Sir John William Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of the British Army, Vol.1 (of 2) by : J. W. Fortescue
Download or read book A History of the British Army, Vol.1 (of 2) written by J. W. Fortescue and published by MACMILLAN AND CO. This book was released on with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the British Army is commonly supposed to begin with the year 1661, and from the day, the 14th of February, whereon King Charles the Second took over Monk's Regiment of Foot from the Commonwealth's service to his own, and named it the Coldstream Guards. The assumption is unfortunately more convenient than accurate. The British standing army dates not from 1661 but from 1645, not from Monk's regiment but from the famous New Model, which was established by Act of the Long Parliament and maintained, in substance, until the Restoration. The continuity of the Coldstream regiment's existence was practically unbroken by the ceremony of Saint Valentine's day, and this famous corps therefore forms the link that binds the New Model to the Army of Queen Victoria. But we are not therefore justified in opening the history of the army with the birth of the New Model. The very name indicates the existence of an earlier model, and throws us back to the outbreak of the Civil War. There then confronts us the difficulty of conceiving how an organised body of trained fighting men could have been formed without the superintendence of experienced officers. We are forced to ask whence came those officers, and where did they learn their profession. The answer leads us to the Thirty Years' War and the long struggle for Dutch Independence, to the English and Scots, numbered by tens, nay, hundreds of thousands, who fought under Gustavus Adolphus and Maurice of Nassau. Two noble regiments still abide with us as representatives of these two schools, a standing record of our army's 'prentice years. But though we go back two generations before the Civil War to find the foundation of the New Model Army, it is impossible to pause there. In the early years of Queen Elizabeth's reign we are brought face to face with an important period in our military history, with a break in old traditions, an unwilling conformity with foreign standards, in a word, with the renascence in England of the art of war. For there were memories to which the English clung with pathetic tenacity, not in Elizabeth's day only but even to the midst of the Civil War, the memories of King Harry the Fifth, of the Black Prince, of Edward the Third, and of the unconquerable infantry that had won the day at Agincourt, Poitiers, and Creçy. The passion of English sentiment over the change is mirrored to us for all time in the pages of Shakespeare; for no nation loves military reform so little as our own, and we shrink from the thought that if military glory is not to pass from a possession into a legend, it must be eternally renewed with strange weapons and by unfamiliar methods. This was the trouble which afflicted England under the Tudors, and she comforted herself with the immortal prejudice that is still her mainstay in all times of doubt, "I tell thee herald, I thought upon one pair of English legs Did march three Frenchmen." The origin of the new departures in warfare must therefore be briefly traced through the Spaniards, the Landsknechts, and the Swiss, and the old English practice must be followed to its source. Creçy gives us no resting-place, for Edward the Third's also was a time of military reform; the next steps are to the Battle of Falkirk, the Statute of Winchester, and the Assize of Arms; and still the English traditions recede before us, till at last at the Conquest we can seize a great English principle which forced itself upon the conquering Normans, and ultimately upon all Europe. To be continue in this ebook...
Author :Hon. Sir John William Fortescue Publisher :Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN 13 :1782891382 Total Pages :413 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (828 download)
Book Synopsis A History Of The British Army – Vol. XI – (1815-1838) by : Hon. Sir John William Fortescue
Download or read book A History Of The British Army – Vol. XI – (1815-1838) written by Hon. Sir John William Fortescue and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John Fortescue holds a pre-eminent place amongst British military historians, his enduring fame and legacy resting mainly on his life’s work “The History of the British Army”, issued in 20 volumes, which took him some 30 years to complete. In scope and breadth it is such that no modern scholar has attempted to cover such a large and diverse subject in its entirety; but Sir John did so and with aplomb, leading to a readable and comprehensive study. According to Professor Emeritus of Military History at King’s College, Brian Bond, the work was “the product of indefatigable research in original documents, a determination to present a clear, accurate, and readable narrative of military operations, and a close personal knowledge of the battlefields, which enabled him to elucidate his account with excellent maps. Most important, however, was his motivation: namely, a lifelong affection for the old, long-service, pre-Cardwell army, the spirit of the regiments of which it largely consisted, and the value of its traditions to the nation. An important part of his task was to distil and inculcate these soldierly virtues which, in his conservative view, contrasted sharply with the unedifying character of politicians who habitually meddled in military matters.” ODNB. This eleventh volume covers the period from 1815-1838, as the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars finally came to a close, two major themes emerged within and without the British Army, that of reform and Imperial expansion.Written as always with superb detail and authority, Sir John details the expansion the new age of the British Empire and its extension into Nepal and their alliance with the Ghurka people, an alliance that survives to this day, and also into parts of India previously untouched and Africa via the Pindari and Ashanti campaigns. A MUST READ for any military enthusiast.
Book Synopsis Fortescue's History of the British Army: Maps by : Sir John William Fortescue
Download or read book Fortescue's History of the British Army: Maps written by Sir John William Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS THE PENINSULAR WAR 1. Castalla. 2. Spain 1813. Eastern Sphere. 3. Tarragona. 4. Spain 1813. Northern Sphere I 5. Spain 1813. Northern Sphere II. 6. Vitoria. 7. San Sebastian. 8. The Quadrilateral of Pamplona. 9. Sorauren. 10. Operations on the Bidassoa and Nivelle. 11. Operations on the Nive and Lower Adour. 12. St. Pierre. 13. Orthez. 14. Operations between Bayonne and Toulouse. Western Section. Insets-(1) Tarbes, (2) Bayonne. 15. Operations between Bayonne and Toulouse. Eastern Section. Inset-South Western FRance. 16. Toulouse. 16A General Map of Spain and Portugal (see under 16 in Index). THE ITALIAN SPHERE 17. Operations in Italy, 1814. Inset-Italy, 1814. THE AMERICAN SPHERE 18. The Lake Frontier of Canada and the United States. 19. Insets-(1) The Niagara Peninsula (2) Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence, (3) Sackett s Harbour, (4) Lundy s Lane, (5) Plattsburg. HISTORY OF THE ARMY 20. Operations agaist Baltimore and Washington. 21. New Orleans and the Mississippi. THE LOW COUNTRIES 22. Campaign in Holland, 1814. Inset-The Netherlands. 23.Antwerp. 24. Bergen-op-Zoom. 25. Northern, Eastern, and Southern Netherlands. Inset-Advance of the Allies on Paris, 1815. 26. The Waterloo Campaign. 27. Quatre-Bras: 3 p.m. June 16, 1815. 28. Quatre-Bras: 9 pm June 16 1815. 29. Waterloo: 11.15 a.m. June 18, 1815. 30. Waterloo: 7.45 pm June 18, 1815.
Book Synopsis The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 by : G. R. Gleig
Download or read book The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 written by G. R. Gleig and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815" by G. R. Gleig. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Book Synopsis A History of the British Army by : Sir John William Fortescue
Download or read book A History of the British Army written by Sir John William Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of the British Army by : Sir John Fortescue
Download or read book A History of the British Army written by Sir John Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of the British Army by : John William Fortescue
Download or read book A History of the British Army written by John William Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of the British Army, Vol. 11 by : John William Fortescue
Download or read book A History of the British Army, Vol. 11 written by John William Fortescue and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of the British Army, Vol. 11: 1815-1838 None the less, from very early times rich merchants had purchased the estates of country-gentlemen in pecuniary difficulties; and these in a generation or two settled down as legitimate members of the ruling caste. Interlopers came also from the Empire with out, especially rich planters from the West Indies, who bought close boroughs, and so brought about colonial representation in Parliament. No Prime Minister dared reckon without the West Indian interest, as it was called, for, at its strongest, it commanded some eighty votes in a division. Yet for some reason - possibly because many of them came of good old county families - the West Indians in the Commons seem to have evaded odium. Far otherwise was it with those who came home with money made in the East Indies. The presence of the nabobs, as they were called, was fiercely resented, and found vent in the disgraceful impeach ment of Warren Hastings and the persistent per secution of Clive. The descendants of yet another nabob, William Pitt the elder and the younger, were able to take care of themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis A History of the British Army Vol. 1 by : J. W. Fortescue
Download or read book A History of the British Army Vol. 1 written by J. W. Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Hon. Sir John William Fortescue Publisher :Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN 13 :1782891293 Total Pages :530 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (828 download)
Book Synopsis A History Of The British Army – Vol. III (1763-1793) by : Hon. Sir John William Fortescue
Download or read book A History Of The British Army – Vol. III (1763-1793) written by Hon. Sir John William Fortescue and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John Fortescue holds a pre-eminent place amongst British military historians, his enduring fame and legacy resting mainly on his life’s work “The History of the British Army”, According to Professor Brian Bond, the work was “the product of indefatigable research in original documents, a determination to present a clear, accurate, and readable narrative of military operations, and a close personal knowledge of the battlefields, which enabled him to elucidate his account with excellent maps. Most important, however, was his motivation: namely, a lifelong affection for the old, long-service, pre-Cardwell army, the spirit of the regiments of which it largely consisted, and the value of its traditions to the nation. An important part of his task was to distil and inculcate these soldierly virtues which, in his conservative view, contrasted sharply with the unedifying character of politicians who habitually meddled in military matters.” ODNB. This third volume covers the period from 1763-1793, the European Powersfought each other via proxy but great vigour in North America and India. The British Army would have great success in India under military leaders of the calibre of Abercromby, Cornwallis and Warren Hastings. however the loss of the American Revolutionary War, gained for the Americans their Independence and the British troops, hamstrung by political foolishness, a humbling defeat. TIMES.—"Whatever Mr. Fortescue may do in the future, he has already, in his first three volumes, produced one of the most important military works in the English language. It is sincerely to be hoped that they will be read as widely as they deserve to be." ARMY AND NAVY GAZETTE.—"The Hon. J. W. Fortescue is greatly to be congratulated upon the third volume of his very important History of the British Army....With the publication of this book the British Army is gaining a complete history really worthy of the name." A MUST READ for any military enthusiast.
Book Synopsis FORTESCUE'S HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY by : The Hon. J. W. Fortescue
Download or read book FORTESCUE'S HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY written by The Hon. J. W. Fortescue and published by Naval & Military Press. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1813-1814. The French invasion of Russia is followed by descriptions of the situation in the Peninsula, and in North America. Developments in Europe are covered so that the picture of the war in these years is complete.
Book Synopsis 1814-1815. Maps and plans. 2 v by : Sir John William Fortescue
Download or read book 1814-1815. Maps and plans. 2 v written by Sir John William Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
