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Reminiscences 1808-1815 Under Wellington - The Peninsular and Waterloo Memoirs of William Hay (Hardcover, annotated edition) Loot Price: R607
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Reminiscences 1808-1815 Under Wellington - The Peninsular and Waterloo Memoirs of William Hay (Hardcover, annotated edition)

William Hay; Edited by Andrew Bamford

Series: Reason to Revolution

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William Hay had a varied and exciting military career during the later years of the Napoleonic Wars, which took him to the Peninsula, to Waterloo, and, after 1815, to Canada. Graduating from the Royal Military College at Marlow, of which he begins his memoirs with a rare account, he was first commissioned into the crack 52nd Light Infantry and served with that regiment in the campaigns of 1810 and 1811. Promotion then took him into the 12th Light Dragoons and, after a spell at home due to illness, he joined his new regiment in the field just as Wellington's army began its retreat from Burgos. Thereafter, Hay served with the 12th for the remainder of the Peninsular War and again during the Waterloo campaign. A well-connected young man, he spent some of his time away from the regiment on staff duties, serving as an aide to Lord Dalhousie in the Peninsula and later to the same officer again during his tenure as Governor General of British North America. Hay's recollections are very much those of a dashing young officer, and, if not quite rivalling Marbot for imagination, there is no denying that he is the hero of his own epic. But these are more than just tales of derring-do, for Hay's stories of the lighter side of military life do much to illuminate the character and attitudes of Britain's Napoleonic officer corps. There is also no question but that Hay was a competent and effective officer who did good service in a number of important campaigns, and an old soldier's tendency to polish his recollections should take nothing from that. However, in order to help the reader better judge when Hay is remembering events with advantage, this edition of his memoirs is introduced and annotated by historian Andrew Bamford and includes additional information to identify places, people, and events and to otherwise add context to the original narrative.

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Imprint: Helion
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Reason to Revolution
Release date: May 2017
Authors: William Hay
Editors: Andrew Bamford
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 168
Edition: annotated edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-911512-32-5
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > European history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > History > European history > 1750 to 1900
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Biography > General
LSN: 1-911512-32-3
Barcode: 9781911512325

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