The Diary Of A Cavalry Officer In The Peninsular And Waterloo Campaigns, 1809 - 1815
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- Synopsis
- This ebook is purpose built and is proof-read and re-type set from the original to provide an outstanding experience of reflowing text for an ebook reader. Lieutenant Colonel Tomkinson's memoirs are a rarity amongst the many books written by British soldiers of their experiences during the Napoleonic period, in that it has been written by a cavalryman. This in itself makes the book interesting, but the author was also a witness to many of the pivotal engagements of the Peninsular War and Waterloo. He was present at the sieges of Badajoz, Cuidad Rodrigo, and San Sebastian, the battles of Busaco, Fuentes de OƱoro, Salamanca and Vitorria. His work is often quoted in histories of the Waterloo campaign which offers much to the casual reader or the serious historian. Perhaps most striking about Tomkinson's text is the detailed notes that he must have taken contemporaneously are melded into a flowing account of his service. The detail of the marches and orders of battle are interspersed with anecdotes and insights. Includes Linked TOC Original Text taken from the 1894 edition published by Swan Sonnenschein, London. Author - Lt.-Col William Tomkinson (1790-1872) Foreword - Rt. Hon. James Tomkinson (1840-1910) Illustrations - Numerous maps and Illustrations Annotations - Pickle Partners Publishing
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781908692238
- Publisher:
- Pickle Partners Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 03/16/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Rt. Hon. James Tomkinson, Pickle Partners Publishing, Lieutenant-Colonel William Tomkinson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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