The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
John Gurwood
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inc GSTArthur Wellesley (1769–1852), the first Duke of Wellington, was one of the most successful military figures of the early nineteenth century. After fighting in the fourth Anglo-Mysore war in India, his successes during the Peninsular War (1809–1814) and his victory at the Battle of Waterloo (1815) established his reputation as a brilliant military tactician. These volumes, first published between 1834 and 1839, contain the letters, dispatches, instructions and general military orders Wellington wrote throughout his military career. Edited by his private secretary, Colonel John Gurwood (1790–1845), they offer a wealth of fascinating details concerning Wellington's campaigns in India and Europe, from mundane administrative tasks to discussions of tactics, personnel and intelligence-gathering. These volumes are reissued from the 1844 revised edition, and provide invaluable information for the study of warfare during this period. Volume 8 covers his final campaigns and later administrative documents.
Product details
December 2010Paperback
9781108025225
614 pages
229 × 152 × 35 mm
0.89kg
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Table of Contents
- 16. The official and other dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington in Germany, the Low Countries, and France, 1815–1818
- 17. Miscellaneous correspondence
- 18. Instructions to the general officers commanding brigades of cavalry in the army of occupation
- 19. Instructions issued in 1827
- 20. Selections from the memorandum on the proposed plan for altering the discipline of the army
- 21. Selections from the evidence given by Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington before the Royal Commission for inquiring into military punishments
- 22. Memorandum on military governments, addressed to the Right Hon. Lord Hill, G.C.B., &c. General Commanding in Chief
- 23. Honorary rewards
- Appendix
- Index to volumes III-VIII.
