Conquer or die!
Subtitle: Wellington's veterans and the liberation of the New World
By: Ben Hughes
Publisher: Osprey Pub.; Osprey Publishing
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford, UK; Long Island City, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781849081832
Subjects: Voluntarism; British Participation; Military History; Mercenary troops; Foreign enlistment; History
Other titles: Wellington's veterans and the liberation of the New World
Description: In the aftermath of Waterloo, over 6,000 British volunteers sailed across the Atlantic to aid Simon Bolivar in his liberation of Gran Columbia from her oppressors in Madrid. The expeditions were plagued with disaster from the start, one ship sank shortly after leaving Portsmouth with the loss of almost 200 lives. Those who reached the New World faced disease, wild animals, mutiny and desertion. Conditions on campaign were appalling, massacres were commonplace, rations crude, pay infrequent and supplies insufficient. Nevertheless, those who endured made key contributions to Bolivar's success
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-369) and index.
Table of contents: title: Rambling brothers o' the blade, 1815-1818 --; title: Into the heart of darkness, 1818-1819 --; title: The tipping point, 1819-1820 --; title: Victory, 1821.