Wellington's Lieutenant Napoleon's Gaoler : The Peninsula Letters and St Helena Diaries of Sir George Rideout Bingham

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glover, Gareth.

Contributor:

Glover, Gareth, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bingham, George Ridout, 1777-1833--Correspondence.

Bingham, George Ridout.

Bingham, George Ridout, 1777-1833--Diaries.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Captivity, 1815-1821.

Napoleon.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Captivity.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814--Personal narratives, British.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

Local Subjects:

Bingham, George Ridout, 1777-1833--Correspondence.

Bingham, George Ridout, 1777-1833--Diaries.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Captivity.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814--Personal narratives, British.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (604 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Author wrote numerous letters home from the campaigns that he fought with Wellington in the Peninsular when he was commanding his Regiment. He was therefore in a senior position and privy to secrets of the war. He is often caustic regarding his superiors including The Iron Duke himself. He packs his letters with interesting descriptions of the life and his surroundings.Once Waterloo was won and Napoleon defeated and captive, Bingham was selected to accompany him on his journey on HMS Northumberland to final exile at St Helena.. There he remained with his captive until relieved by another o

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One - The Peninsular letters""; ""Chapter Two - The Campaign of 1809""; ""Letter 1""; ""Letter 2""; ""Letter 3""; ""Letter 4""; ""Letter 5""; ""Letter 6""; ""Letter 7""; ""Letter 8""; ""Letter 9""; ""Letter 10""; ""Letter 11""; ""Letter 12""; ""Letter 13""; ""Letter 14""; ""Letter 15""; ""Letter 16""; ""Letter 17""; ""Letter 18""; ""Letter 19""; ""Letter 20""; ""Letter 21""; ""Letter 22""; ""Letter 23""; ""Letter 24""; ""Letter 25""; ""Letter 26""; ""Letter 27""

""Letter 28""""Letter 29""; ""Letter 30""; ""Letter 31""; ""Letter 32""; ""Letter 33""; ""Letter 34""; ""Letter 35""; ""Letter 36""; ""Letter 37""; ""Chapter Three - The Campaigns of 1810�12""; ""Letter 38""; ""Letter 39""; ""Letter 40""; ""Letter 41""; ""Letter 42""; ""Letter 43""; ""Letter 44""; ""Letter 45""; ""Letter 46""; ""Letter 47""; ""Letter 48""; ""Letter 49""; ""Letter 50""; ""Letter 51""; ""Letter 52""; ""Letter 53""; ""Letter 54""; ""Letter 55""; ""Letter 56""; ""Letter 57""; ""Letter 58""; ""Letter 59""; ""Letter 60""; ""Letter 61""; ""Letter 62""; ""Letter 63""; ""Letter 64""

""Letter 65""""Letter 66""; ""Letter 67""; ""Letter 68""; ""Letter 69""; ""Letter 70""; ""Letter 71""; ""Letter 72""; ""Letter 73""; ""Letter 74""; ""Letter 75""; ""Letter 76""; ""Letter 77""; ""Letter 78""; ""Letter 79""; ""Letter 80""; ""Chapter Four - Operations in 1813""; ""Letter 81""; ""Letter 82""; ""Letter 83""; ""Letter 84""; ""Letter 85""; ""Letter 86""; ""Letter 87""; ""Letter 88""; ""Letter 89""; ""Letter 90""; ""Letter 91""; ""Letter 92""; ""Letter 93""; ""Letter 94""; ""Letter 95""; ""Letter 96""; ""Letter 97""; ""Letter 98""; ""Letter 99""; ""Letter 100""; ""Letter 101""

""Letter 102""""Letter 103""; ""Letter 104""; ""Letter 105""; ""Letter 106""; ""Letter 107""; ""Letter 108""; ""Letter 109""; ""Letter 110""; ""Letter 111""; ""Letter 112""; ""Letter 113""; ""Letter 114""; ""Letter 115""; ""Letter 116""; ""Letter 117""; ""Letter 118""; ""Letter 119""; ""Letter 120""; ""Letter 121""; ""Letter 122""; ""Chapter Five - The HMS Northumberland Journal""; ""Sunday, 6 August 1815""; ""Monday, 7 August 1815""; ""Tuesday, 8 August 1815""; ""Wednesday, 9 August 1815""; ""Thursday, 10 August 1815""; ""Friday, 11 August 1815""; ""Saturday, 12 August 1815""

""Sunday, 13 August 1815""""Monday, 14 August 1815""; ""Tuesday, 15 August 1815""; ""Wednesday, 16 August 1815""; ""Thursday, 17 August 1815""; ""Friday, 18 August 1815""; ""Saturday, 19 August 1815""; ""Sunday, 20 August 1815""; ""Wednesday, 23 August 1815""; ""Thursday, 24 August 1815""; ""HM Ship Northumberland 1815""; ""Friday, 25 August 1815""; ""Sunday, 27 August 1815""; ""5 September 1815""; ""Monday, 11 September 1815""; ""Tuesday, 12 September 1815""; ""Saturday, 16 September 1815""; ""Thursday, 21 September 1815""; ""Monday, 2 October 1815""; ""Thursday, 5 October 1815""

""Tuesday, 10 October 1815""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9781783409792

1783409797

OCLC:

854974854