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Author |
: Michael Barthorp |
Publisher |
: Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 48 |
Release |
: 1990-10-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0850452996 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780850452990 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wellington's Generals by : Michael Barthorp
Wellington's commanders were undoubtedly a breed apart. Among these heroes were cavalry officer Henry Paget, who kept the French horses from the heels of the retreating British infantry with a dashing charge at Benavente, and Thomas Picton, who concealed his injuries from his men while commanding to his last breath. This book examines the command and staff system of Wellington's army during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), and the background, character and war records of his commanding officers. Numerous illustrations, including eight full colour plates, depict the officers' uniforms in vivid detail.
Author |
: Nicholas Fogg |
Publisher |
: Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages |
: 485 |
Release |
: 2022-03-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781398102606 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1398102601 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wellington's American General by : Nicholas Fogg
Based on the journals of a New Yorker who would become one of Wellington’s senior generals, the story of a remarkable military career from The American War of Independence to the Peninsula, Tobago and Canada.
Author |
: Ron McGuigan |
Publisher |
: Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 421 |
Release |
: 2017-05-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781473850804 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1473850800 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wellington's Brigade Commanders by : Ron McGuigan
Recent research into the Duke of Wellington's armies during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign has enhanced our understanding of the men he led, and this new biographical guide to his brigade commanders is a valuable contribution to this growing field. Ron McGuigan and Robert Burnham have investigated the lives and careers of a group of men who performed a vital role in Wellington's chain of command. These officers were the brigadiers and major generals who, for a variety of reasons, never made the jump to become permanent division commanders. Their characters, experience and level of competence were key factors in the successes and failures of the army as a whole. Their biographies give us a fascinating insight into their individual backgrounds, their strengths and weaknesses, and the makeup of the society they came from. Each biography features a table covering essential information on the individual, his birth and death dates, the dates of his promotions and details of his major commands. This is followed by a concise account of his life and service.
Author |
: Simon Scarrow |
Publisher |
: Review |
Total Pages |
: 494 |
Release |
: 2008-09-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780755350810 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0755350812 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Generals (Wellington and Napoleon 2) by : Simon Scarrow
THE GENERALS is the compelling second novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon quartet. A must read for fans of Bernard Cornwell. In the turbulent aftermath of the French Revolution Napoleon Bonaparte stands accused of treachery and corruption. His reputation is saved by his skill in leading his men to victory in Italy and Egypt. But then he must restore order in France and find peace or victory over her enemies: England - and Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington). Wellesley is leading a vast army in India, where British interests are under threat. The campaign will result in the creation of the Raj - the jewel in the British Empire's crown. Wellesley returns to England a hardened veteran and more determined than ever to end France's domination of Europe. Both Wellesley and Napoleon intend to win - whatever the cost. Who will ultimately succeed?
Author |
: Alexander Innes Shand |
Publisher |
: Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 680 |
Release |
: 2015-11-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781786255082 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1786255081 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wellington’s Lieutenants [Illustrated Edition] by : Alexander Innes Shand
Includes over 100 maps of the actions, engagements and battles of the entire Peninsular War. “The men who stood beside the Great Duke The Duke of Wellington was indisputably one of the most able military commanders in British history. He was not only a powerful intellect, but also a man of substantial character...To Wellington, delegation failed to come easily...He insisted on a knowledge of all things that might concern him and was prepared to issue directives on all matters. It is then, unsurprising that he eclipsed his immediate subordinates, senior figures and highly respected commanders in their own right, who were often given little latitude, and were regularly not fully briefed as to Wellington’s strategy and grand tactics; for example, at Waterloo, amid flying shot, the duke terrified his staff by appearing to be the only person in possession of the plan of battle. All this, however, does nothing to diminish the clear contribution many of those closest to the Great Duke made towards the success of his campaigns. While having lessons to learn from Wellington they were more than capable military men-if not actually possessed of quite the same degree of military ‘genius’ as their commander in chief. This book chronicles eight of Wellington’s lieutenants as they fought for him in the Peninsula and at Waterloo. Lord ‘Daddy’ Hill earned his nickname because of his extraordinary concern for the well-being of his soldiers; he was Wellington’s most trusted general and was, unusually, given independent command by Wellington. The fiery Craufurd, leader of the Light Division, could always be depended upon to take the fight to the enemy-sometimes whether it was prudent to do so or not. Picton, the hard swearing Welshman...Accounts of the campaigns and actions of these notable soldiers are joined in this riveting book by those of Beresford, Lynedoch, Hopetoun, Anglesey and Combermere.”-Print ed.
Author |
: T. A. Heathcote |
Publisher |
: Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 311 |
Release |
: 2010-06-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781783830909 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1783830905 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wellington's Peninsular War Generals & Their Battles by : T. A. Heathcote
Wellington's achievements in the Peninsular War cannot be overestimated. At the outset in 1808 Napoleon and his Marshals appeared unstoppable. By the close Wellington and his Army had convincingly defeated the French and taken the war across the Pyrenees into France itself. He and his Generals had waged a hugely successful campaign both by conventional means and guerrilla warfare.This book contains the pithy biographies of some forty senior officers who served Wellington, in the majority of cases, so ably during this six year war. Many had experience of battle prior to the Peninsular and went on to greater heights thereafter. There is a section summarizing the major engagements that this 'band of brothers' took part in. The book is arranged in alphabetical order and each thoroughly researched entry places its subject's life in his historical and political context. The result is a highly entertaining, informative and authoritative book.
Author |
: Edward J Coss |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 400 |
Release |
: 2012-10-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780806185453 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0806185457 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis All for the King's Shilling by : Edward J Coss
The British troops who fought so successfully under the Duke of Wellington during his Peninsular Campaign against Napoleon have long been branded by the duke’s own words—“scum of the earth”—and assumed to have been society’s ne’er-do-wells or criminals who enlisted to escape justice. Now Edward J. Coss shows to the contrary that most of these redcoats were respectable laborers and tradesmen and that it was mainly their working-class status that prompted the duke’s derision. Driven into the army by unemployment in the wake of Britain’s industrial revolution, they confronted wartime hardship with ethical values and became formidable soldiers in the bargain These men depended on the king’s shilling for survival, yet pay was erratic and provisions were scant. Fed worse even than sixteenth-century Spanish galley slaves, they often marched for days without adequate food; and if during the campaign they did steal from Portuguese and Spanish civilians, the theft was attributable not to any criminal leanings but to hunger and the paltry rations provided by the army. Coss draws on a comprehensive database on British soldiers as well as first-person accounts of Peninsular War participants to offer a better understanding of their backgrounds and daily lives. He describes how these neglected and abused soldiers came to rely increasingly on the emotional and physical support of comrades and developed their own moral and behavioral code. Their cohesiveness, Coss argues, was a major factor in their legendary triumphs over Napoleon’s battle-hardened troops. The first work to closely examine the social composition of Wellington’s rank and file through the lens of military psychology, All for the King’s Shilling transcends the Napoleonic battlefield to help explain the motivation and behavior of all soldiers under the stress of combat.
Author |
: Andrew Roberts |
Publisher |
: Hachette UK |
Total Pages |
: 384 |
Release |
: 2010-12-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780297865261 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0297865269 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Napoleon and Wellington by : Andrew Roberts
A dual biography of the greatest opposing generals of their age who ultimately became fixated on one another, by a bestselling historian. 'Thoroughly enjoyable, beautifully written and meticulously researched' Observer On the morning of the battle of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon declared that the Duke of Wellington was a bad general, the British were bad soldiers and that France could not fail to win an easy victory. Forever afterwards historians have accused him of gross overconfidence, and massively underestimating the calibre of the British commander opposed to him. Andrew Roberts presents an original, highly revisionist view of the relationship between the two greatest captains of their age. Napoleon, who was born in the same year as Wellington - 1769 - fought Wellington by proxy years earlier in the Peninsula War, praising his ruthlessness in private while publicly deriding him as a mere 'sepoy general'. In contrast, Wellington publicly lauded Napoleon, saying that his presence on a battlefield was worth forty thousand men, but privately wrote long memoranda lambasting Napoleon's campaigning techniques. Although Wellington saved Napoleon from execution after Waterloo, Napoleon left money in his will to the man who had tried to assassinate Wellington. Wellington in turn amassed a series of Napoleonic trophies of his great victory, even sleeping with two of the Emperor's mistresses.
Author |
: Richard Holmes |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages |
: 258 |
Release |
: 2012-06-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780007383498 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0007383495 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only) by : Richard Holmes
In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier.
Author |
: Sir George Forrest |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 532 |
Release |
: 1901 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:$B291393 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sepoy Generals, Wellington to Roberts by : Sir George Forrest