Galloping at Everything
Galloping at Everything

Author: Ian Fletcher

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2008-02-01

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 0750961902

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The poor discipline demonstrated by the British cavalry commanded by general Slade at Maguilla in 1812 prompted the Duke of Wellington's famous remark that British cavalry officers were in the habit of galloping at everything. This work rehabilitates the reputation of the British cavalry in the Peninsula and at Waterloo.

Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only)
Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only)

Author: Richard Holmes

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2012-06-28

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0007383495

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In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier.

Wellington's Peninsular War
Wellington's Peninsular War

Author: Julian Paget

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2005-11-18

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1473820669

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This history and battlefield guide is an essential reference for anyone visiting the sites of Wellington’s war with Napoleon in Spain and Portugal. Wellington's Peninsular War provides a concise and comprehensive account of the battlefields as they exist today, with historic context and practical details to help readers find and explore them. The Peninsular War of 1808 to 1841 was a major part of the twenty-year struggle against Napoleon Bonaparte’s imperial ambitions. Military historian Julian Paget presents a balanced picture of the conflict, covering the Duke of Wellington’s campaigns as well as the crucially important efforts of the Spanish and Portuguese. Paget begins with an overview of the war and its background, followed by a complete year-by-year account. He then presents a chapter on each of the major battles, includes maps and photographs of the battlefields, orders of battle, and helpful information about the battlefield today. The maps show the ground as it was at the time but also include modern features for easier identification.

To War with Wellington
To War with Wellington

Author: Peter Snow

Publisher: John Murray Publishers

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781848541047

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The seven-year campaign that saved Europe from Napoleon told by those who were there. What made Arthur Duke of Wellington the military genius who was never defeated in battle? In the vivid narrative style that is his trademark, Peter Snow recalls how Wellington evolved from a backward, sensitive schoolboy into the aloof but brilliant commander. He tracks the development of Wellington's leadership and his relationship with the extraordinary band of men he led from Portugal in 1808 to their final destruction of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo seven years. Having described his soldiers as the 'scum of the earth' Wellington transformed them into the finest fighting force of their time. Digging deep into the rich treasure house of diaries and journals that make this war the first in history to be so well recorded, Snow examines how Wellington won the devotion of generals such as the irascible Thomas Picton and the starry but reckless 'Black Bob' Crauford and soldiers like Rifleman Benjamin Harris and Irishman Ned Costello. Through many first-hand accounts, Snow brings to life the horrors and all of the humanity of life in and out of battle, as well as shows the way that Wellington mastered the battlefield to outsmart the French and change the future of Europe. To War with Wellington is the gripping account of a very human story about a remarkable leader and his men.

Wellingtons Campaigns
Wellingtons Campaigns

Author: C W Robinson

Publisher:

Published: 2020-02-25

Total Pages: 830

ISBN-13: 9781783315659

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A very good unabridged and voluminous edition of Robinson's invaluable work that was prepared for students of the Staff College Sandhurst. The series was published initially as three separate volumes and later collated into this one publication which has the benefit of a full index, revised text, maps and plans. Wellington faced and defeated many of Napoleon's marshals as the Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War, but his best-known battle was at Waterloo in 1815 where he led an Anglo-Allied force to a decisive victory over Napoleon I. It was to be his last battle. Originally published in 1907 as part of the valued 'Pall Mall Series' of military text books - works that are now regarded as classics of military theory and intended for serious or professional students of military history - each volume in this sought-after series is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous maps.

Salamanca 1812
Salamanca 1812

Author: Ian Fletcher

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-08-20

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1846036291

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Salamanca was the most decisive battle of the entire Peninsular War. This detailed, illustrated volume recounts its progression, alongside full-colour maps and illustrations. Wellington smashed Marmont's French Army and his pursuit of its shattered remnants led to the famous cavalry charge of the King's German Legion at Garcia Hernandez. There would be two more years of sieges and hard fighting before the Iron Duke crossed the Pyrenees into France but from Salamanca the British and their Portuguese and Spanish allies always had the upper hand. Ian Fletcher examines this important battle in detail and also discusses the campaign which led up to it.