Lieut. William Swabey

Diary Of Campaigns In The Peninsula For The Years 1811, 1812 And 1813 (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Lieutenant Swabey's personal diary is a unique account of day-to-day events during the Peninsula War and the epic battles that marked this defiant campaign against Napoleon. The volume also includes Swabey's retrospective reminiscences of the war-an addition of amusing anecdotes which complement the diary. Witnessing the fierce cruelty of the Spaniards, encountering hunger and sickness, Swabey's account takes us from July 1811 to August 1813 when he was invalided home, and includes The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, The Siege and Storm of Badajoz, The Battle of Salamanca, The Battle of Vitoria and The Siege of St. Sebastian.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wagram Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787201583
• Artikelnr.: 47219261

Autorenporträt

Lieutenant William Swabey (June 13, 1789 - February 6, 1872) was born in London and educated at Westminster School and the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich. In 1806 he received a commission in the Royal Regiment of Artillery and was present with Captain Cockburn's No. 7 Company, 1st Battalion in 1807. In July 1811 he was ordered to the Peninsula, with "E" Troop, R.H.A., in which he served until 1820. Severely wounded at the battle of Vitoria, he rejoined the army before the close of the war and was present at the battle of Toulouse, the retreat from Quatre Bras, and at the battle of Waterloo. He received the Peninsular and Waterloo medals. Shortly after promotion to the rank of 2nd Captain, he retired, in March, 1825, from the service and settled down in Buckinghamshire, where he became J.P. and D.L., and captain of a troop of Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry.