Brave as a lion : the life and times of Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough /
Brice, Christopher,author.
"Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, is an interesting and controversial figure of the late Georgian and early Victorian British Army. It is said he commanded in more battles than any other British soldier of this period, save for the Duke of Wellington. Despite this there are many who have questioned his command capability and his competence, particularly where the two Sikh Wars are concerned. In this, the first major account of his life for over one hundred years, the author seeks not to defend Gough but to better understand him"--Amazon.com.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 562-568) and indexes.
"Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, is an interesting and controversial figure of the late Georgian and early Victorian British Army. It is said he commanded in more battles than any other British soldier of this period, save for the Duke of Wellington. Despite this there are many who have questioned his command capability and his competence, particularly where the two Sikh Wars are concerned. In this, the first major account of his life for over one hundred years, the author seeks not to defend Gough but to better understand him"--Amazon.com.
Gough, Hugh Gough, Viscount, 1779-1869.
Great Britain. Army
Generals