Author : Lieutenant-Colonel William Tomkinson
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1908692235
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (86 download)
Book Synopsis The Diary Of A Cavalry Officer In The Peninsular And Waterloo Campaigns, 1809 - 1815 by : Lieutenant-Colonel William Tomkinson
Download or read book The Diary Of A Cavalry Officer In The Peninsular And Waterloo Campaigns, 1809 - 1815 written by Lieutenant-Colonel William Tomkinson and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lieutenant Colonel Tomkinson's memoirs are a rarity amongst the many books written by British soldiers of their experiences during the Napoleonic period, in that it has been written by a cavalryman. This in itself makes the book interesting, but the author was also a witness to many of the pivotal engagements of the Peninsular War and Waterloo. He was present at the sieges of Badajoz, Cuidad Rodrigo, and San Sebastian, the battles of Busaco, Fuentes de Oñoro, Salamanca and Vitorria. His work is often quoted in histories of the Waterloo campaign which offers much to the casual reader or the serious historian. Perhaps most striking about Tomkinson's text is the detailed notes that he must have taken contemporaneously are melded into a flowing account of his service. The detail of the marches and orders of battle are interspersed with anecdotes and insights. Author - Lt.-Col William Tomkinson (1790-1872) Foreword - Rt. Hon. James Tomkinson (1840-1910) Illustrations – Numerous maps and Illustrations Annotations – PP-Publishing