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Life and Diary of Lieut. Col. J Blackader who Served with Distinguished Honour in the Wars Under King William and the Duke of Marlborough - Couverture souple

Crichton, Andrew

 
9781845747466: Life and Diary of Lieut. Col. J Blackader who Served with Distinguished Honour in the Wars Under King William and the Duke of Marlborough
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1845747461 ISBN 13 : 9781845747466
Editeur : Naval & Military Press, 2015

Synopsis

Compiled from letters and journals that he wrote while in the field, this compelling record of the Duke of Marlborough’s campaigns was written by a distinguished participant in those wars. Lt. Col. Blackader served in all of the great Duke’s campaigns and was wounded at Blenheim. He died aged 65, as deputy Governor of Stirling Castle in his native Scotland. His papers were cast aside after his death and lay neglected for years until they were sold to a local tobacconist, who saved them from destruction. Published almost a century after the events they describe, they are now recognised as one of the most lively and valuable accounts of the soldiering life in the early 18th century. Despite his frequently protested Christian beliefs, Blackader once killed a fellow officer in a duel!

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Éditeur
Naval & Military Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1845747461
ISBN 13 
9781845747466
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
578
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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