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Adventures With the Connaught Rangers 1809-1814

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#329056-ZA12
Titel	Adventures With the Connaught Rangers 1809-1814
Auteur	Grattan, William
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Greenhill Books
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	1853675318
ISBN13	9781853675317
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with some b/w illustrations, 8vo.
Samenvatting	In the years 1809 to 1814, the first battalion of the Connaught Rangers were to lose 49 out of 103 officers killed or wounded and gain eleven battle honours whilst earning their nickname, µThe Devil's Own', as part of General Picton's 3rd Division. Modest, brave and with a keen sense of humour, Grattan's reminiscences form not only a graphic chronicle of such conflicts as Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz and Salamanca, where the regiment repeatedly covered itself with glory, but also provides an unusually entertaining account of the Irish soldier in and out of battle, from information regarding pay, promotion, food, clothing, the author's views of Spain and the Spanish, and his thoughts on a variety of commanders. All this lifts his narrative to the front rank of Peninsular autobiogra... (Lees verder)phies. This is the first appearance of this classic book as a paperback.
Pagina's	340
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 8,00

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