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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1870 Edition.
1870. This edition contains both Volumes I and II of this work.
Mercer was commander of the G Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, in
Wellington's army and achieved fame as the Captain who disobeyed
Wellingtons orders to abandon the guns and take shelter with the
infantry when the French cavalry closed in. He was in the habit of
jotting down notes on the events of the day each evening. This is
the account of what he saw and felt from leaving Colchester for
Belgium 1815 to his final return to England in 1816. It is a
remarkable and compelling account, especially of the three days
which ended the career of Napoleon. Mercer's troop was at Quatre
Bras, where he got off a few rounds at Napoleon himself, and at
Waterloo. There are graphic descriptions of the battles and of his
tour over the battlefield the day after, with its appalling scenes
of carnage and the sight of the locals looting the dead, and the
not-quite dead. It is an outstanding example of the literature of
the Napoleonic wars, and it has a rarity as the memoir of an
artillery officer, and a troop commander at that.
1870. This edition contains both Volumes I and II of this work.
Mercer was commander of the G Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, in
Wellington's army and achieved fame as the Captain who disobeyed
Wellingtons orders to abandon the guns and take shelter with the
infantry when the French cavalry closed in. He was in the habit of
jotting down notes on the events of the day each evening. This is
the account of what he saw and felt from leaving Colchester for
Belgium 1815 to his final return to England in 1816. It is a
remarkable and compelling account, especially of the three days
which ended the career of Napoleon. Mercer's troop was at Quatre
Bras, where he got off a few rounds at Napoleon himself, and at
Waterloo. There are graphic descriptions of the battles and of his
tour over the battlefield the day after, with its appalling scenes
of carnage and the sight of the locals looting the dead, and the
not-quite dead. It is an outstanding example of the literature of
the Napoleonic wars, and it has a rarity as the memoir of an
artillery officer, and a troop commander at that.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. 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 for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
1870. This edition contains both Volumes I and II of this work.
Mercer was commander of the G Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, in
Wellington's army and achieved fame as the Captain who disobeyed
Wellingtons orders to abandon the guns and take shelter with the
infantry when the French cavalry closed in. He was in the habit of
jotting down notes on the events of the day each evening. This is
the account of what he saw and felt from leaving Colchester for
Belgium 1815 to his final return to England in 1816. It is a
remarkable and compelling account, especially of the three days
which ended the career of Napoleon. Mercer's troop was at Quatre
Bras, where he got off a few rounds at Napoleon himself, and at
Waterloo. There are graphic descriptions of the battles and of his
tour over the battlefield the day after, with its appalling scenes
of carnage and the sight of the locals looting the dead, and the
not-quite dead. It is an outstanding example of the literature of
the Napoleonic wars, and it has a rarity as the memoir of an
artillery officer, and a troop commander at that.
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