With Wellington's Outposts : the Peninsular and Waterloo Letters of John Vandeleur / notes and commentary by Andrew Bamford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vandelure, John, author.

Contributor:

Bamford, Andrew, 1981- commentator for written text.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vandelure, John--Correspondence.

Vandelure, John.

Peninsular War (1807-1814).

Waterloo, Battle of (Belgium : 1815).

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

Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

Belgium--Waterloo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, [England] : Frontline Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'The author has done a quite outstanding job of editing and footnoting this rare memoir . . . this will be of genuine interest to the Peninsular War historian or enthusiast.' Philip Haythornthwaite John Vandeleur's letters home to his mother are a lively and engaging account of active service during the Napoleonic Wars, recounting everything from day-to-day life on campaign to the experience of pitched battle at Vitoria and Waterloo. As first a light infantryman and then a light cavalryman, Vandeleur was frequently on the outposts of Wellington's forces, in frequent contact with the French and often obliged to live a rough-and-ready lifestyle as a result. The conditions that he endured, and the camaraderie that sustained him, are vividly recounted in this fascinating collection - previously only available in an extremely rare private publication over a century ago. Expertly edited and enhanced with contemporary documents and commentary by Andrew Bamford, this is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaign.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Plates and Maps; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Defending Lisbon; Chapter 2: Return to the Peninsula; Chapter 3: From Portugal to the Pyrenees; Chapter 4: Into France as an Aide de Camp; Chapter 5: The Hundred Days; Chapter 6: Two Courts Martial and a Coronation; Appendix I: Report on the 12th Light Dragoons after the Retreat from Burgos; Appendix II: Major Brotherton's Account of his Capture; Appendix III: Orders and Instructions for Outpost Duty, 1815; Appendix IV: Lieutenant Colonel Ponsonby's Account of the Waterloo Campaign

Appendix V: The Finding of the Court, and Approval and Confirmation Thereof by the QueenAppendix VI: H.M. 10th Royal Regiment of Huzzars: Return of the Number Embarked at Gravesend; Select Bibliography and Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 20, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4738-5449-0