The exploits of Ensign Bakewell : with the Inniskillings in the Peninsula, 1810-11; & in Paris, 1815 / edited by Ian Robertson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bakewell, Robert, 1775-1853, author.

Contributor:

Robertson, Ian, 1928- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bakewell, Robert, 1775-1853.

Bakewell, Robert.

Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 27th--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

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

Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815--Personal narratives, British.

Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815.

Soldiers--Great Britain--Biography.

Soldiers.

Paris (France)--History--1799-1815.

Paris (France).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Frontline Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A first-hand account of several engagements in the Peninsula after the advance from the Lines of Torres Vedras and pursuit of Masséna, and including the first siege of Badajoz, edited from the original manuscript and with an explanatory commentary and notes by an experienced author well acquainted with both the period and the scenes of action. Fills a gap in the history of the Innis killings, the years 1812 to 1814 only being covered in Charles Crowe's war Journals, recently published by Frontline Books as 'An Eloquent Soldier'. Describes the French flight from Waterloo and - rarely revealed b

Contents:

""13 Transported Home""""14 Castle Donington""; ""II: In France, 1815""; ""15 Again on the Strength""; ""16 The Advance on Paris""; ""17 The Occupation of Paris""; ""18 The Occupation of Paris, continued""; ""19 The March to Ostend""; ""20 From Deal to Donington""; ""Selective Bibliography""; ""Notes""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-188) and index.

ISBN:

1-78337-846-8

OCLC:

854974795