General Craufurd and His Light Division, With Many Anecdotes, a Paper and Letters by Sir John Moore, and Also Letters From the Right Hon.: W. Windham, ... Londonderry, and Others (Classic Reprint) - Rilegato

Craufurd, Alexander H.

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ISBN 10: 026056527X ISBN 13: 9780260565273

Casa editrice: Forgotten Books, 2018

Riassunto

Excerpt from General Craufurd and His Light Division, With Many Anecdotes, a Paper and Letters by Sir John Moore, and Also Letters From the Right Hon.: W. Windham, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Londonderry, and Others

Napier.' Writing to Craufurd on April 9, 1810, Welling ton says to him, Since you have joined the army, I have always wished that you should command our outposts, for many reasons into which it is unnecessary to enter. Sir George Napier says of his old leader, Robert Craufurd, Although he was a most unpopular man, every officer of the Light Division must acknowledge that, by his unwearied and active exertions of mind and body, that Division was brought to a state of discipline and know ledge of the duties of light troops, which never was equalled by any Division in the British army, or sur passed by any Division of the French army.

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Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 026056527X
• ISBN 13: 9780260565273
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 312
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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