Wellington
Edition: 3d ed.
Publisher: Benn
Published: 1960
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Military History
Description: Wellington's military career can be divided roughly into three main phases. First, his command in India and his brilliant conduct of the Mahratta compaign; then the long war of attrition in the Iberian peninsular; and finally the campaign leading to Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo." --Taken from book jacket flap.
Table of contents: title: The family of Wellesley; title: Arthur Wellesley embarks for the West Indies; title: Wellesley returns to England; title: Event in the Peninsula; title: Wellington sends Beresford to besiege Badajoz; title: Improvement of Wellington's army; title: Wellington employed in diplomatic work at Madrid and Vienna; title: Wellington as Master-General of the Ordnance; title: Wellington's physical appearance.