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Greys' Ghosts - Men of the Scots Greys at Waterloo 1815 (Hardcover): Stuart Mellor Greys' Ghosts - Men of the Scots Greys at Waterloo 1815 (Hardcover)
Stuart Mellor
R1,078 Discovery Miles 10 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
They Turned Out So Ill (Paperback): Alistair Nichols They Turned Out So Ill (Paperback)
Alistair Nichols
R489 Discovery Miles 4 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Independent Companies of Foreigners are widely regarded as the worst examples of foreign units in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. They were formed, in the last years of these wars, to receive French deserters who had come over to the British in Spain. Each company was intended to serve separately in the garrisons of the West Indies. Instead two of them were used in an active role on the East Coast of America a " this did not turn out well. Drawing of British, French and American sources, this book provides a fuller picture of the men, why the units were formed, why they were used as they were and what actually happened. Judgement can then be made whether the bad reputation of the units, and the soldiers in them, is justified.

The Memoirs of Roustam - Napoleon's Mamluk Imperial Bodyguard (Hardcover): Roustam Raza The Memoirs of Roustam - Napoleon's Mamluk Imperial Bodyguard (Hardcover)
Roustam Raza; Edited by Ara Ghazarians; Translated by Catherine Carpenter
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Out of stock
Napoleon and Betsy - Recollections of Napoleon at St Helena (Hardcover): Lucia Elizabeth Abell Napoleon and Betsy - Recollections of Napoleon at St Helena (Hardcover)
Lucia Elizabeth Abell
R582 R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Save R66 (11%) Out of stock

The story of Napoleon and Betsy Balcombe is an unusual and fascinating tale. A fallen Emperor who once controlled most of Europe makes friends with an impudent, pretty and spirited young English girl, just about the celebrate her thirteenth birthday. Betsy produced a book full of interest, but notwithstanding that the book wanders backwards and forward chronologically, the general tenor of the relationship between this young girl and Napoleon is beyond question, and it was of an unusual and extremely friendly nature. Napoleon's fall from an unprecedented position of power to humiliating confinement must have been an impossible burden to have lived with, and yet, despite this - or possibly because of it - Napoleon befriended this child and held genuine affection for her. Despite the naivety, the warmth of the friendship between the ex-emperor and little 'Mees' Balcombe shines through, and her text is well-worth providing in this new edition. Napoleon was at the Briars for eight weeks, but the family were very close to the community at Longwood, some two miles further up hill and inland, and visited weekly, sometimes more often.It was here, as Betsy matured and grew more responsible, that the friendship developed, to the extent that she assisted Napoleon with his attempts at English. She was daring as well as impudent and with an irrepressible sense of humour she unlocked the inner child in Napoleon that led to the famous friendship. He found her boldness amusing and occasionally alarming. It must have been a welcome diversion from his darker thoughts.

A St Helena Who's Who - A Complete Guide to the People on St Helena During Napoleon's Captivity (Paperback): Arnold... A St Helena Who's Who - A Complete Guide to the People on St Helena During Napoleon's Captivity (Paperback)
Arnold Chaplin
R516 R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Save R46 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A St Helena Who's Who details the island of St Helena and its administration, including military, naval and civil offices as well as the overall population in the 1820s and expenses. A must have for Napoleon historians, this comprehensive book chronicles the residents of Longwood, the 'Who's Who' of St Helena and what flag-ships were stationed there. As well as listing the regiments based on the island such as the 53rd Foot Regiment (2nd Battalion) and artillery and engineers, Napoleon's visitors to the island are recorded as well as the chronology of his death, the construction of his tomb and reports on the post-mortem examination. Also, Sir Hudson Lowe and the East India Company involvement in the island are exhaustively covered as are stories of military figures, marriages and the abolition of slavery.

Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot (Hardcover): Richard Cannon Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot (Hardcover)
Richard Cannon
R732 Discovery Miles 7 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages (Hardcover): A.Hamilton Thompson Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages (Hardcover)
A.Hamilton Thompson
R1,312 Discovery Miles 13 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles (Hardcover): A.T. Mahan Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles (Hardcover)
A.T. Mahan
R809 Discovery Miles 8 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A History of the British Army, Vol. I (Hardcover): J.W. Fortescue A History of the British Army, Vol. I (Hardcover)
J.W. Fortescue
R1,500 Discovery Miles 15 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A History of the British Army, Vol. II (Hardcover): J.W. Fortescue A History of the British Army, Vol. II (Hardcover)
J.W. Fortescue
R1,471 Discovery Miles 14 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Devils, Daggers & Death - Eyewitness accounts of French officers and soldiers during the Peninsular War (1807-1814)... Devils, Daggers & Death - Eyewitness accounts of French officers and soldiers during the Peninsular War (1807-1814) (Hardcover)
Jonas De Neef
R1,128 Discovery Miles 11 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Suwarow's Campaign of 1799 - Russia's Victory Over France in Italy & Switzerland During the War of the Second... Suwarow's Campaign of 1799 - Russia's Victory Over France in Italy & Switzerland During the War of the Second Coalition (Hardcover)
Edward Nevil Macready
R822 Discovery Miles 8 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Historical Record of the First, or the Royal Regiment of Dragoons (Hardcover): Richard Cannon Historical Record of the First, or the Royal Regiment of Dragoons (Hardcover)
Richard Cannon
R782 Discovery Miles 7 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blue Shirt and Khaki - A Comparison (Hardcover): James F J Archibald Blue Shirt and Khaki - A Comparison (Hardcover)
James F J Archibald
R890 Discovery Miles 8 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The King's, Liverpool Regiment of Foot - a Regimental History from 1685-1881 (Hardcover): Richard Cannon The King's, Liverpool Regiment of Foot - a Regimental History from 1685-1881 (Hardcover)
Richard Cannon
R960 Discovery Miles 9 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Historical Record of the Seventy-first Regiment, Highland Light Infantry (Hardcover): Richard Cannon Historical Record of the Seventy-first Regiment, Highland Light Infantry (Hardcover)
Richard Cannon
R865 Discovery Miles 8 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812. Vol.II (Hardcover): A.T. Mahan Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812. Vol.II (Hardcover)
A.T. Mahan
R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
With Napoleon's Irish Legion - the Personal Experiences of an Officer of La Legion Irlandaise During the Napoleonic Wars,... With Napoleon's Irish Legion - the Personal Experiences of an Officer of La Legion Irlandaise During the Napoleonic Wars, 1803- 15-Memoirs of Miles Byrne by Fanny Byrne (Hardcover)
Miles Byrne, Fanny Byrne
R813 Discovery Miles 8 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
On War Volume III (Hardcover): Carl Von Clausewitz On War Volume III (Hardcover)
Carl Von Clausewitz; Translated by Colonel J. J. Graham; Introduction by Colonel F M Maude
R853 Discovery Miles 8 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tactics, Introduction and Formal Tactics of Infantry Vol.I (Hardcover): W Balck Tactics, Introduction and Formal Tactics of Infantry Vol.I (Hardcover)
W Balck
R1,392 Discovery Miles 13 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Battles of the British Army (Hardcover): Robert Melvin Blackwood The Battles of the British Army (Hardcover)
Robert Melvin Blackwood
R1,579 Discovery Miles 15 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
On War Volume I (Hardcover): Carl Von Clausewitz On War Volume I (Hardcover)
Carl Von Clausewitz; Translated by Colonel J. J. Graham; Introduction by Colonel F M Maude
R852 Discovery Miles 8 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chats on Military Curios (Hardcover): Stanley C Johnson Chats on Military Curios (Hardcover)
Stanley C Johnson
R784 Discovery Miles 7 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Meditations (Hardcover): Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius Meditations (Hardcover)
Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
R944 Discovery Miles 9 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blucher - the Uprising of Prussia Against Napoleon 1806-1815 (Hardcover): Ernest F. Henderson Blucher - the Uprising of Prussia Against Napoleon 1806-1815 (Hardcover)
Ernest F. Henderson
R870 Discovery Miles 8 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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