Published in 1812, this is an extremely early account of the
Peninsular War by Capt. William Stothert, an infantry adjutant with
the Third Foot Guards, who was later killed at the Battle of
Waterloo. Published in the form of letters written home to the
author's family, Stothert's narrative relates his entire
experiences of the war, from leaving Portsmouth in 1809, to his
return three years later. In between he witnesses the assumption of
command by Wellington (then Sir Arthur Wellesley); the campaigns in
north Portugal; the battle of Talavera; the siege and storming of
Ciudad Roderigo; the battle of Busaco; the retreat to the lines of
Torres Vedras; the battle of Fuentes d'Onoro; the battle of
Albuera; and the siege of Badajoz. Stothert does not hold back in
his denunciations of French barbarities against the Spanish
civilian population; but he is equally unsparing of praise for the
enemy's bravery in battle. A rare and valuable insight into a
savage war.
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