The Waterloo archive : previously unpublished or rare journals and letters regarding the Waterloo campaign and the subsequent occupation of France. Volume I, British sources / edited by Gareth Glover ; foreword by His Grace The Duke of Wellington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glover, Gareth, editor.

Centre Georges Pompidou.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815--Sources.

Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815.

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

Lye, Len, 1901-1980--Criticism and interpretation.

Lye, Len.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, S. Yorkshire : Frontline Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the first groundbreaking volume of a new series, acclaimed Napoleonic scholar Gareth Glover brings together previously unpublished material relating to the Battle of Waterloo. The range and unique nature of much of the research will intrigue and fascinate enthusiasts and historians alike.The wealth of hitherto unseen British material contained in Volume I includes: a series of letters written by a senior officer on Wellington's staff to Sir Thomas Graham immediately following the battle; the letters of a member of the Wedgwood family in the Guards at Waterloo; the journal of Sergeant Johnst

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword by His Grace The Duke of Wellington; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Historical Background; The Staff; The Cavalry; 1st Brigade of Major General Lord Edward Somerset; 1st Life Guards; 2nd Life Guards; The 1st or King's Dragoon Guards; 2nd Brigade of Major General Sir William Ponsonby; 1st or Royal Dragoons; 2nd Royal Northern British Dragoons (Scots Greys); 4th Brigade of Major General Sir John Vandeleur; 11th Light Dragoons; 16th Light Dragoons; 5th Brigade of Major General Sir Colquhoun Grant

15th Hussars6th Brigade of Major General Sir Vivian Hussey; 10th Hussars; 18th Hussars; 7th Brigade of Colonel Sir Frederick Arentschildt; 13th Light Dragoons; The Artillery; The Staff of the Artillery; Royal Horse Artillery; Lieutenant Colonel Sir Hew Ross's Troop; Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Gardiner's Troop; Captain Alexander Mercer's Troop; Major Thomas Roger's Foot Battery; The Infantry; First Division of Major General George Cooke; 1st Brigade of Major General P. Maitland; 1st and 2nd Battalions 1st Foot Guards; 2nd Brigade of Major General Sir John Byng

2nd Battalion The Coldstream Guards2nd Battalion 3rd Foot Guards; Second Division of Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton; 3rd Brigade of Major General Frederick Adam; 1st Battalion 71st Foot; 2nd Battalion 95th Foot; Third Division of Lieutenant General Baron Alten; 5th Brigade of Major General Sir Colin Halkett; 2nd Battalion 30th Foot; 33rd Foot; Fourth Division of Lieutenant General Sir Charles Colville; 4th Brigade of Colonel Mitchell; 3rd Battalion 14th Foot; Fifth Division of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton; 8th Brigade of Major General Sir James Kempt; 1st Battalion 28th Foot

1st Battalion 32nd Foot1st Battalion 95th Foot; 9th Brigade of Major General Sir Denis Pack; 3rd Battalion 1st Foot; 1st Battalion 42nd Foot; The Support Services; The Battering Train; Medical Services; Civilians; Miss Elizabeth Ord at Brussels; Benjamin Haydon in London; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Correspondents; Index of Officers and Places

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 24, 2014).

ISBN:

9781473820579

147382057X

9781473801257

1473801257