Download or read book Narrative of a Forced Journey Through Spain and France written by Andrew Thomas Blayney Baron Blayney and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross Huntingdonshire 1796 to 1816 written by Thomas Walker and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his meticulously researched book, 'The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire. 1796 to 1816,' Thomas Walker provides a comprehensive account of the infamous prisoner-of-war depot during the Napoleonic Wars. Walker's vivid descriptions and insightful analysis bring to life the experiences of both the prisoners and the guards, shedding light on the daily struggles and interactions within the walls of Norman Cross. Through extensive archival research and firsthand accounts, Walker paints a nuanced picture of the conditions faced by prisoners and the efforts made to maintain order within the camp. This book is a valuable contribution to the study of military history and the treatment of prisoners during wartime. Readers will be captivated by Walker's engaging storytelling and the wealth of historical detail he provides. Thomas Walker, with his background in military history and extensive research experience, brings a unique perspective to this complex topic. His dedication to uncovering the truth behind Norman Cross and his passion for historical accuracy shine through in every page of this book. I highly recommend 'The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire. 1796 to 1816' to anyone interested in the Napoleonic Wars, military history, or the human experience during times of conflict.

Download or read book The British Cheer written by Paul Thompson and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a bold, painstakingly researched and wide-ranging assessment of the British Cheer in the Napoleonic era. Reference to the Cheer in accounts of the time is virtually ubiquitous and repeatedly the claim was made for cheering as an integral part of British offensive operations. However, more recent historians have tended to overlook this evidence. Based upon a vast range of contemporary sources, this book suggests that the Cheer wielded genuine power as a true 'weapon of war'. This book first surveys the history of acclamations in battle worldwide and British battle-cries from all periods, before addressing the question of what the British Cheer actually sounded like. Issues of acoustics, physics and the psychology of battlefield morale are considered, along with commentaries from significant military scholars throughout history. Examination of the Napoleonic-era Cheer then reveals the practically invincible 'recipe' of volley-cheer-charge that propelled the British Army to victory upon victory. Comparison is drawn with French and other national patterns of vocalizing, along with analysis of those occasions when the Cheer might be suppressed. Finally, the attitude of the Duke of Wellington towards cheering is reconsidered, with surprising results. This study encompasses a vast canvas of place and time in pursuit of the elusive yet galvanizing Cheer: from the Mahratta wars in India, through campaigns in Egypt, the Mediterranean, Flanders, the Caribbean and South America, as well as the war of 1812. The Peninsular and Waterloo campaigns feature prominently as the Cheer is heard thrillingly from Vimeiro to Talavera, Salamanca to Vitoria, Orthez to Toulouse and the shocking siege of Badajoz to the charge of the Scots Greys on the ridge of Mont Saint Jean. Anyone interested in the wars of Revolutionary France and Napoleon, the British army, the career of the Duke of Wellington, or indeed the wider questions of the psychological motivations of combat will find this book illuminating and thought-provoking.

Download or read book Napoleon France and Waterloo written by Charles Esdaile and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So great is the weight of reading on the subject of the Waterloo campaign that it might be thought there is nothing left to say about it, and from the military viewpoint, this is very much the case. But one critical aspect of the story has gone all but untold the French home front. Little has been written about the topic in English, and few works on Napoleon or Revolutionary and Napoleonic France pay it much attention. It is this conspicuous gap in the literature that Charles Esdaile explores in this erudite and absorbing study. Drawing on the vivid, revealing material that is available in the French archives, in the writings of soldiers who fought in France in 1814 and 1815 and in the memoirs of civilians who witnessed the fall of Napoleon or the Hundred Days, he gives us a fascinating new insight into the military and domestic context of the Waterloo campaign, the Napoleonic legend and the wider situation across Europe.

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Download or read book Nelson s Refuge written by Jason R Musteen and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gibraltar has been one of Great Britain’s most legendary fortresses since its capture from Spain in 1704 and its strategic location as the gatekeeper of the Mediterranean Sea has given it a commanding position in the history of Modern Britain and in the history of the region. When war erupted between Britain and France in 1793, Gibraltar was already established as an impregnable fortress and as a strong source of British pride, but it was not yet a position of great strategic importance. However, during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815), Gibraltar became a powerful naval station in its own right and its soldiers became an offensive force as they frequently left the safety of their walls to attack the enemy in Europe and Africa. That combination of military and naval might transformed Gibraltar into a base capable of meeting the various demands in the Mediterranean for many years to come. This primarily naval and military history examines the growth of Gibraltar during this important time. The manuscript is not exclusively naval or military, though. The character of Gibraltar that has made it such a fascinating place to visit today includes a rich diversity of culture, religion, language, population, and history. Therefore, this work is at times a history of Gibraltarian society, of medicine and disease, of the convergence of religions, and of commerce in addition to being a history of Napoleon, Nelson, Wellington and the age in which they lived and fought.

Download or read book Waterloo Messenger written by William Mahon and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the Battle of Waterloo Sir William Ponsonby, a man who the Duke of Wellington stated had rendered very brilliant and important services and was an ornament to his profession, was killed by French lancers after leading the Union Brigade (the three Dragoon Regiments of the Royals, Iniskillings and Scots Greys) in a charge that wrecked a French advance that threatened Wellington with defeat. Sir William was a career soldier who had led his regiment in the decisive charge at the Battle of Salamanca and served with great distinction during the Peninsular War. Yet historians have blamed him because the charge at Waterloo got out of hand. In this book John Morewood uses family sources, including Sir Williams letters, as well as French and German accounts, to restore his reputation and, by shedding new light on the battle, establishes what really happen to him on that fatal afternoon. It is also a biography of a man whose bravery and professionalism distinguished him as one of the outstanding cavalry commanders of the age.

Download or read book Narratives of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars written by C. Kennedy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume explores how the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars were experienced, perceived and narrated by contemporaries in Britain and Ireland, drawing on an extensive range of personal testimonies by soldiers, sailors and civilians to shed new light on the social and cultural history of the period and the history of warfare more broadly.

Download or read book The British Review and London Critical Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Peninsular Eyewitnesses written by Charles Esdaile and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books have been written about the British struggle against Napoleon in the Peninsula. A few recent studies have given a broader view of the ebb and flow of a long war that had a shattering impact on Spain and Portugal and marked the history of all the nations involved. But none of these books has concentrated on how these momentous events were perceived and understood by the people who experienced them. Charles Esdaile has brought together a vivid selection of contemporary accounts of every aspect of the war to create a panoramic yet minutely detailed picture of those years of turmoil. The story is told through memoirs, letters and eyewitness testimony from all sides. Instead of generals and statesmen, we mostly hear from less-well-known figures - junior officers and ordinary soldiers and civilians who recorded their immediate experience of the conflict.

Download or read book Catalogue of Books written by William Brown and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Critical Review Or Annals of Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each number includes a classified "Monthly catalogue."

Download or read book Catalog written by Walter M. Hill (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: