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Book Synopsis Walcheren 1809 by : Martin R. Howard
Download or read book Walcheren 1809 written by Martin R. Howard and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 1809, with the Dutch coast a pistol held at the head of England, the largest British expeditionary force ever assembled, over 40,000 men and around 600 ships, weighed anchor off the Kent coast and sailed for the island of Walcheren in the Scheldt estuary. After an initial success, the expedition stalled and as the lethargic military commander, Lord Chatham, was at loggerheads with the opinionated senior naval commander, Sir Richard Strachan, troops were dying of a mysterious disease termed Walcheren fever. Almost all the campaigns 4,000 dead were victims of disease. The Scheldt was evacuated and the return home was followed by a scandalous Parliamentary Inquiry. Walcheren fever cast an even longer shadow. Six months later 11,000 men were still registered sick. In 1812, Wellington complained that the constitution of his troops was much shaken with Walcheren.
Book Synopsis The Late Lord by : Jacqueline Reiter
Download or read book The Late Lord written by Jacqueline Reiter and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham is one of the most enigmatic and overlooked figures of early nineteenth century British history. The elder brother of Pitt the Younger, he has long been consigned to history as 'the late Lord Chatham', the lazy commander-in-chief of the 1809 Walcheren expedition, whose inactivity and incompetence turned what should have been an easy victory into a disaster. Chatham's poor reputation obscures a fascinating and complex man. During a twenty-year career at the heart of government, he served in several important cabinet posts such as First Lord of the Admiralty and Master-General of the Ordnance. Yet despite his closeness to the Prime Minister and friendship with the Royal Family, political rivalries and private tragedy hampered his ascendance. Paradoxically for a man of widely admired diplomatic skills, his downfall owed as much to his personal insecurities and penchant for making enemies as it did to military failure. Using a variety of manuscript sources to tease Chatham from the records, this biography peels away the myths and places him for the first time in proper familial, political, and military context. It breathes life into a much-maligned member of one of Britain's greatest political dynasties, revealing a deeply flawed man trapped in the shadow of his illustrious relatives.
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Book Synopsis The Walcheren Expedition by : Anonymous
Download or read book The Walcheren Expedition written by Anonymous and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little covered Napoleonic campaign The Walcheren Expedition often appears in military memoirs of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars, though rarely in much detail. The impression that the reader gains is that it was a campaign of appalling conditions producing crippling and debilitating illness that swept away many and left survivors so broken in health that they were unfit for immediate military service and indeed were frequently invalided for life. Here then is a rare account in the form of letters by a serving British infantry line officer of that campaign. This was a war of stalemate where British and French soldiers struggled with each other and the putrid miasmas that rose from the stagnant swamps of this worst of battlegrounds. For students of the Napoleonic Wars this book will provide important insight into a disastrous sideshow.
Book Synopsis Roll of Commissioned Officers in the Medical Service of the British Army by : William Johnston
Download or read book Roll of Commissioned Officers in the Medical Service of the British Army written by William Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The New annual army list, by H.G. Hart [afterw.] Hart's annual army list by : Henry George Hart
Download or read book The New annual army list, by H.G. Hart [afterw.] Hart's annual army list written by Henry George Hart and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hart's Annual Army List, Special Reserve List, and Territorial Force List by :
Download or read book Hart's Annual Army List, Special Reserve List, and Territorial Force List written by and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Edwards's Military Catalogue by : Francis Edwards (Firm)
Download or read book Edwards's Military Catalogue written by Francis Edwards (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Durham Light Infantry, the United Red and White Rose by : William Lyonel Vane
Download or read book The Durham Light Infantry, the United Red and White Rose written by William Lyonel Vane and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List by :
Download or read book Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Recollections of Rifleman Harris by : Benjamin Randell Harris
Download or read book The Recollections of Rifleman Harris written by Benjamin Randell Harris and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Describing narrow squeaks and terrible deprivations, Harris's unflowery account of fortitude and resilience in Spain still bristles with a freshness and an invigorating spikiness' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'A most vivid record of the war in Spain and Portugal against Napoleon' MAIL ON SUNDAY Benjamin Harris was a young shepherd from Dorset who joined the army in 1802 and later joined the dashing 95th Rifles. His battalion was ordered to Portugal, where he marched under the burning sun, weighed down by his kit and great-coat, plus all the tools and leather he had to carry as the battalion's cobbler - 'the lapstone I took the liberty of flinging to the Devil'. Rifleman Harris was a natural story-teller with a remarkable tale to unfold, and his Recollections have become one of the most popular military books of all time.
Book Synopsis Observations On The Walcheren Diseases, Which Affected The British Soldiers In The Expedition To The Scheldt, Commanded By Lt. Gen. The Earl Of Chatha by : G. P. Dawson
Download or read book Observations On The Walcheren Diseases, Which Affected The British Soldiers In The Expedition To The Scheldt, Commanded By Lt. Gen. The Earl Of Chatha written by G. P. Dawson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1810, this book provides a detailed account of the medical conditions that afflicted British troops during the disastrous Walcheren campaign of 1809. Based on firsthand observations and meticulous research, Dawson's book offers a vivid portrait of the suffering and hardships endured by soldiers in this ill-fated expedition. It is a haunting reminder of the terrible cost of war, and a testament to the resilience and courage of those who have fought and died in the service of their country. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis FROM ROUCAN TO RICHES by : David McKenzie Robertson
Download or read book FROM ROUCAN TO RICHES written by David McKenzie Robertson and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Roucan to Riches" traces the story of the Glassell family from their obscure beginnings as humble Scots tenant farmers, through two brothers who made a fortune from tobacco in Virginia, and on to their descendants who made their mark in varied and interesting ways. As the American Revolution loomed, one brother returned to Scotland and the other remained. John settled as a rural Scottish landowner in Longniddry, East Lothian, and demolished the village in the name of agricultural improvement. His daughter was educated in Edinburgh during its "Golden Age", and knew many of its greatest luminaries. She kept a lively diary of her Italian travels, fell for and married the divorced middle-aged heir to the Dukedom of Argyll, and died tragically young. The descendants of Andrew, the "American" brother, became slave-owning Virginian "aristocracy", Civil War heroes and victims, and fabulously wealthy entrepreneurs, one of whom helped to drive forward the development of California. The notorious Second World War figure General George Patton was a descendant of the Californian Glassells.
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Modern History by : Sir Adolphus William Ward
Download or read book The Cambridge Modern History written by Sir Adolphus William Ward and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Wellington’s Men Remembered: A Register of Memorials to Soldiers who Fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo by : Janet Bromley
Download or read book Wellington’s Men Remembered: A Register of Memorials to Soldiers who Fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo written by Janet Bromley and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wellington's Men Remembered is a reference work which has been compiled on behalf of the Association of Friends of the Waterloo Committee and contains over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 24 countries worldwide.
Book Synopsis Roll of Officers of the Corps of Royal Engineers from 1660 to 1898 by : Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers
Download or read book Roll of Officers of the Corps of Royal Engineers from 1660 to 1898 written by Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis With Wellington in the Peninsula by : Paul Cowan
Download or read book With Wellington in the Peninsula written by Paul Cowan and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few men from the 71st Highland Light Infantry who sailed from Cork with Wellington to Portugal in 1808 returned to the Irish port six years later. The author of Vicissitudes in the Life of a Scottish Soldier was one of the survivors and claims only four other men from his company came through the entire six years with him. As one of Wellington's elite Light Infantry units the 71st were in the fore of the fighting in some of the hardest fought battles of the Peninsular War. The book was controversial on its release in 1827 for its unvarnished and unsentimental account of the grim war against the French in Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and France itself. A cynic with a highly developed sense of humour, the author was not afraid to criticise his superiors, be they thieving sergeants or officers who were far from gentlemen. Editor Paul Cowan draws on little known diaries and other accounts written by the author's contemporaries to corroborate and expand on this frank but all too long neglected first-hand picture of the war in the Peninsula as it was really fought.
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