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Surrender at New Orleans. General Sir Harry Smith in the Peninsula and America

Door David Rooney e.a.

Categorie
Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer
#213743
Titel
Surrender at New Orleans. General Sir Harry Smith in the Peninsula and America
Auteur
Rooney, David & Michael Scott
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Jaar van uitgave
2014
ISBN10
1783831200
ISBN13
9781783831203
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

General Sir Harry Smith won the lifelong respect and affection of the Duke of Wellington. Famously married to the Spanish beauty, Juana, after the siege of Badajoz in 1812, they served together to the end of the Peninsula war. With the French defeated, Harry left with the British expedition to America in 1814, and witnessed the burning of the White House. The fiery Admiral Cochrane raged bitterly I am sorry you left a house standing in Washington - depend on it, it is a mistaken mercy . Later, Harry joined Wellington's brother-in-law, Ned Pakenham, in the invasion of Louisiana. On 8 January 1815, they attacked General Jackson's well prepared positions protecting New Orleans. A resounding defeat for the British, in which Pakenham was killed, it fell to Harry to take part in the surrender ... (Lees verder)to General Jackson, and then to convey the dismal news to London. Approaching England, he heard the dramatic news of Napoleon's escape, which led to Harry and Juana's breath-taking experience at Waterloo. The book covers the extraordinary lives of Harry and Juana, including their achievements and legacy in South Africa, and Harry's model victory in India in 1846, which made him a hero to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The outline of their lives may be known to many, but the details in this carefully researched book will come as a revelation.
Pagina's
196
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 8,00

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