George Woodberry was commissioned into the 18th Light Dragoons (Hussars) as a cornet on 16 Jan 1812, and joined Wellington’s army as a lieutenant, seeing action in the key battles of 1813 and 14 – Moralles, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Croix d’Orade and the final battle of the war at Toulouse. He was wounded at Mendionde in a clash with French cavalry as Wellington advanced into France. He also served in the 1815 campaign, being at Waterloo and the march to Paris.What is most remarkable is that Woodberry found time to record events at length in his journal almost every single day. This enables the reader to trace accurately the movements of the 18th Hussars and Wellington’s army in general with precision. It also provides an insight into life on campaign in Spain, France and Belgium with the British Army of the early nineteenth centuryHis lively, detailed and entertaining account of his time in Wellington’s army is matched by the unusual story of the history of his journal. It was published once before, in 1898, but in French by a Paris-based publisher. The original journal, in two leather-bound volumes, has since been lost, but the French edition has now been translated back into English by renowned Napoleonic historian Gareth Glover and is published in the UK for the first time.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Ordered to Join the Army
- Chapter 2 Preparing for Campaign
- Chapter 3 Joining Wellington’s Army
- Chapter 4 Manouevring the French out of Position
- Chapter 5 ‘The Baton Catchers
- Chapter 6 Sojourn at Olite
- Chapter 7 The Battle of the Pyrenees
- Chapter 8 Return to Olite
- Chapter 9 Advancing Again
- Chapter 10 Campaign of France 1814
- Plate section
- Chapter 11 Advancing on Orthez
- Chapter 12 The Road to Bordeaux
- Chapter 13 Rapid Advance to Toulouse
- Chapter 14 Action at Croix Daurade and Toulouse
- Chapter 15 Peace
- Chapter 16 Rest and Recuperation
- Chapter 17 The Long March Home
- Chapter 18 Campaign of Belgium and France
- Chapter 19 Battle of Waterloo
- Chapter 20 The March on Paris
- Chapter 21 Visiting Paris
- Chapter 22 Aftermath
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover
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