The Men of Wellington's Light Division : Unpublished Memoirs from the 43rd Light Infantry in the Peninsular War.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glover, Gareth.

Contributor:

Burnham, Robert.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Men of Wellington’s Light Division

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2022.

Summary:

The regiments of the Light Division, and its predecessor, the Light Brigade, were involved in almost every major battle and skirmish fought by Wellington and Sir John Moore in the Peninsular War. Unlike the line infantry, these men were encouraged to think and fight independently and were, often, of a higher educational standard, resulting in vivid descriptions of warfare and campaign life. However, these memoirs do not simply cover old ground. Many of these accounts were produced within hours, or at most days, after the incidents they describe, and they often portray a very different view of many famous events and cause us to question numerous claims made in those later published memoirs. Never intended to be published, the memoirs in this book were written only for the men themselves and their families, being penned without the dreaded influence of hindsight to alter and temper their views.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 History of the 43rd Foot inthe Peninsular and Waterloo

Chapter 2 Lieutenant Colonel CharlesMacleod-Letters

Chapter 3 Lieutenant ColonelEdward Hull-Letter

Chapter 4 Lieutenant ColonelChristopher Patrickson

Chapter 5 Captain Henry Booth Letters

Chapter 6 Captain John Paul Hopkins

Chapter 7 Captain James Fergusson43rd Foot Memorial

Chapter 8 Lieutenant GeorgeBrown-Letters

Chapter 9 Lieutenant Samuel Pollock

Chapter 10 Lieutenant John Livesey Maclean

Chapter 11 Lieutenant Richard Brunton1

Chapter 12 Lieutenant John Meyricke

Chapter 13 Lieutenant WyndhamCarlyon Madden

Chapter 14 Ensign John Brumwell1

Chapter 15 Private John Timewell

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781399099097

1399099094

OCLC:

1347696514