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Through Spain with Wellington: The Letters of Lieutenant Peter Le Mesurier of the ´Fighting Ninth´
Adrian Greenwood
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Description for Through Spain with Wellington: The Letters of Lieutenant Peter Le Mesurier of the ´Fighting Ninth´
Hardback. With background information and commentary provided by expert Adrian Greenwood, meticulously footnoted, this is a worthy addition to the literature of the Napoleonic Wars. Editor(s): Greenwood, Adrian. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Gazetted into the 9th Foot as an ensign in 1808, Peter Le Mesurier saw action from the earliest days of the Peninsular War almost to its end. The `Fighting Ninth' were in the thick of it, and his letters describe nearly every major engagement of the war; the retreat to Corunna, the Walcheren Expedition, the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Burgos and San Sebastian, and the battles of Salamanca, Vitoria, the Nivelle and the Nive. The correspondence of this young officer provides a unique and fresh insight into the campaigns of Moore and Wellington against Napoleon. They ... Read more
Gazetted into the 9th Foot as an ensign in 1808, Peter Le Mesurier saw action from the earliest days of the Peninsular War almost to its end. The `Fighting Ninth' were in the thick of it, and his letters describe nearly every major engagement of the war; the retreat to Corunna, the Walcheren Expedition, the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Burgos and San Sebastian, and the battles of Salamanca, Vitoria, the Nivelle and the Nive. The correspondence of this young officer provides a unique and fresh insight into the campaigns of Moore and Wellington against Napoleon. They ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
532g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445654560
SKU
V9781445654560
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About Adrian Greenwood
Adrian Greenwood read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Christ Church, Oxford before taking an MBA at Imperial College. After university he set up as an antiques dealer, eventually specialising in antiquarian books. After retiring he concentrated on his writing; his particular field of interest was 19th-century British military history. He contributed to numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers.
Reviews for Through Spain with Wellington: The Letters of Lieutenant Peter Le Mesurier of the ´Fighting Ninth´
`One of the most revealing first-hand accounts of life in Wellington's army to be discovered for many years.'
Rory Muir, author of Wellington
Rory Muir, author of Wellington