The poor discipline demonstrated by the British cavalry commanded by general Slade at Maguilla in 1812 prompted the Duke of Wellington's famous remark that British cavalry officers were in the habit of galloping at everything. This work rehabilitates the reputation of the British cavalry in the Peninsula and at Waterloo.
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IAN FLETCHER is an acknowledged expert on the Napoleonic wars and is the author of best-selling Wellington's Regiments, amongst many titles.
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Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 320 ● ISBN 9780750961905 ● Dateigröße 1.7 MB ● Verlag Spellmount ● Ort London ● Land GB ● Erscheinungsjahr 2008 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 3262071 ● Kopierschutz Soziales DRM