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A Royal Engineer's view of the war in the Iberian Peninsula-two
volumes in one
Young Captain Charles Boothby of the Royal Engineers served in
Spain as part of Wellington's army fighting the invading French
forces of Napoleon. Posterity is fortunate in that following his
experiences he put his recollections in writing in the form of two
separate books, 'Under England's Flag' and its sequel, which covers
the period up to his wounding, capture and imprisonment, 'A
Prisoner in France.' Both of these books are rare and not often
seen as modern reprints or on the antiquarian market. So Leonaur is
delighted to present both volumes of Boothby's engaging account in
a single unique volume. Accounts by Royal Engineers are not
commonplace among Napoleonic War first hand accounts which makes
this book particularly exceptional. Present at the the little
reported Battle of Maida in Italy, Boothby was also engaged in
early Peninsular War Campaigns including Corunna, under Sir John
Moore. Upon returning to the Iberian Peninsular he was wounded at
the Battle of Talavera. This book is an essential addition to any
library of the Peninsular War, but readers with a more casual
interest can be assured that Boothby is an entertaining author who
recounts his story in a personable style full of incident, anecdote
and important campaign and battlefield detail. Recommended.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
A Royal Engineer's view of the war in the Iberian Peninsula-two
volumes in one
Young Captain Charles Boothby of the Royal Engineers served in
Spain as part of Wellington's army fighting the invading French
forces of Napoleon. Posterity is fortunate in that following his
experiences he put his recollections in writing in the form of two
separate books, 'Under England's Flag' and its sequel, which covers
the period up to his wounding, capture and imprisonment, 'A
Prisoner in France.' Both of these books are rare and not often
seen as modern reprints or on the antiquarian market. So Leonaur is
delighted to present both volumes of Boothby's engaging account in
a single unique volume. Accounts by Royal Engineers are not
commonplace among Napoleonic War first hand accounts which makes
this book particularly exceptional. Present at the the little
reported Battle of Maida in Italy, Boothby was also engaged in
early Peninsular War Campaigns including Corunna, under Sir John
Moore. Upon returning to the Iberian Peninsular he was wounded at
the Battle of Talavera. This book is an essential addition to any
library of the Peninsular War, but readers with a more casual
interest can be assured that Boothby is an entertaining author who
recounts his story in a personable style full of incident, anecdote
and important campaign and battlefield detail. Recommended.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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