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From Spain across the mountains into Southern FranceThe author of
this account, a young subaltern of the British First Foot Guards,
joined Wellingtons Army in the closing stages of the war with
Napoleon's French Army in the Iberian peninsula. Now the fighting
would take place in the mountains and passes of the great mountain
barrier that stood between the allies and the homelands of their
enemyBatty's narrative concerns the campaign in the western
Pyrenees from the perspective of the left wing of the army in which
he served. The investment of San Sebastian is followed by the
crossings of the Bidassoa and the Nivelle as Wellington's force
begins its inexorable advance and the French plan their stubborn
retreat and defence against the coming invasion of the southern
provinces of their own nation.Batty describes the broad disposition
of the opposing armies, the detail of that which affects his own
brigade and his personal experiences together with
characterisations of familiar figures such as Maitland of the
Guards, Colborne, Alten and many others. The narrative concludes
with the battles for Bayonne and Toulouse which led to Napoleon's
abdication and the First Restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.
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.
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have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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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
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Title: An Historical Sketch of the Campaign of 1815, illustrated by
plans of the operations, and of the battles of Quatre Bras, Ligny,
and Waterloo. Second edition, considerably enlarged.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The MILITARY HISTORY & WARFARE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft.
This series offers titles on warfare from ancient to modern times.
It includes detailed accounts of campaigns, battles, weapons, as
well as the soldiers and commanders who devised, initiated, and
supported war efforts throughout history. Specific analyses discuss
the impact of war on societies, cultures, economies, and changing
international relationships. ++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Batty, Robert;
1820. vii, 162 p.; 8 . 1055.e.22.
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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
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishings 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 worlds 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 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.
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original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
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From Spain across the mountains into Southern France The author of
this account, a young subaltern of the British First Foot Guards,
joined Wellingtons Army in the closing stages of the war with
Napoleon's French Army in the Iberian peninsula. Now the fighting
would take place in the mountains and passes of the great mountain
barrier that stood between the allies and the homelands of their
enemy Batty's narrative concerns the campaign in the western
Pyrenees from the perspective of the left wing of the army in which
he served. The investment of San Sebastian is followed by the
crossings of the Bidassoa and the Nivelle as Wellington's force
begins its inexorable advance and the French plan their stubborn
retreat and defence against the coming invasion of the southern
provinces of their own nation. Batty describes the broad
disposition of the opposing armies, the detail of that which
affects his own brigade and his personal experiences together with
characterisations of familiar figures such as Maitland of the
Guards, Colborne, Alten and many others. The narrative concludes
with the battles for Bayonne and Toulouse which led to Napoleon's
abdication and the First Restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.
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