Wellington
Wellington
It was well used, and the army is indebted to that corps'.15 Relations with the royal regiment were not, however, improved by the unfortunate case of Captain Norman Ramsay. At one stage of the battle Wellington had personally ordered ...
Austria thereupon withdrew from the contest; and Prussia accepted Hanover as the price of alliance with France. Therewith the whole mission of Cathcart's force, which was partly to tempt, partly to force Prussia to ...
I am very grateful to Dr Huw Davies who read the initial manuscript, although any mistakes that remain are my fault, not his. I am also indebted to Tony Morris, who commissioned this book, and my editor, Sophie Bradshaw.
In this compelling book - and hugely popular accompanying BBC series - Richard Holmes charts the extraordinary progress of Britain's greatest-ever soldier from the ruins of his family seat in Ireland to the plains of India, where Wellesley ...
A bestseller in hardback, this is a highly-praised and much-needed biography of the first Duke of Wellington, concentrating on the personal life of the victor of Waterloo, and based on...
A highly personal, anecdotal family memoir of the Wellington legacy. Jane Wellesley is a member of one of Britain's most illustrious families.
In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier.
MURPHY SI HAWKSTONE ST MOLESWORTH ST PIPITEA ST 28 TINAKORI RD 18 MULGRAVES 29 HILL ST AITKEN ST 35 THORNDON QUAY KATE SHEPPARD PL 30 5 BOWEN ST 17 31 51 29 33 WATERLOO QUAY 24 Train Station 44 BUNNY 25 32 BOLTON ST 50 LAMBTON QUAN ...
3 (London, Colburn, 1823) Lawrence, Sgt. William, The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence, a Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns, ed. George Nugent Bankes (London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886) Leach, ...
... reprint of the 3rd edn, 1854) [Except when specified, this edition is that cited in the notes] Lawrence, Sgt William Lawrence, The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence, a Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns, ed.
A brilliant general, remembered most for his defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, Wellington was also a politician of commanding presence. Elected Prime Minister in 1827, he was an influential adviser...
54 Wellington to Metternich , 10 April 1835 , ibid . , 2/32/45 . 55 Wellington to Peel , 15 February and Peel to Wellington , 1 March 1835 , ibid . , 2/28/31 and 2/29/1 . C.f. draft despatches , Wellington to R. Pakenham , 17 March 1835 ...
For most of us Wellington equals Waterloo. But Waterloo was one peak only in the career of this phenomenal man, and it is the achievement of this major biography that...
... 'The Military Author and Romantic War: British Military Memoirs and the Emergence of the Soldier Hero, 1809–1835' (PhD thesis, Australian National University, 2008) ——, The Military Memoir and Romantic Literary Culture, 1780–1835 ...
Wellington: Biography of a City explores in fascinating and vivd detail the life and times of a city at the heart of our nation. Starting with the raw-boned settlement era,...
The definitive biography of one of the longest-serving, most highly accomplished, and well-respected owners in professional sports--Wellington Mara--this book details the life of the pioneer for the NFL who understood what it took to make ...
First published in 1925, this rare book recounts the final phase of the Peninsular War when Wellington chased the French across the Pyrenees into France, defeating them again at the Battle of Orthez.
In this guide to Wellington and its immediate environment, Gavin McLean gives a potted history and describes walks and trips that can be taken by visitors, many by public transport.