A VISIT TO FLANDERS IN JULY 1815 Being Chiefly am Account of the Field of Waterloo. With A Short Sketch of Antwerp and Brussels, At That Time Occupied by The Wounded of Both Armies

James Simpson

ISBN 10: 1474539149 / ISBN 13: 9781474539142

Edité par Naval and Military Press, 2024

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N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781474539142

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• Titre: A VISIT TO FLANDERS IN JULY 1815 Being Chiefly am Account of the Field of Waterloo. With A Short Sketch of Antwerp and Brussels, At That Time Occupied by The Wounded of Both Armies
• Éditeur: Naval and Military Press
• Date de parution: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1474539149
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781474539142
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: New
• Dimensions: 12,7 L x 1,09 H x 20,32 P (centimètres) 12,7 centimètres de largeur par 1,09 centimètres de hauteur par 20,32 centimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 204 grammes

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Synopsis

Simpson was a battlefield tourist and a great admirer of Wellington and his Army. Soon after the great battle, he visited the field and describes what he saw, as well as making a collection of the reminiscences of the battle by "many of its gallant soldiers". Of great value, as his collected notes were written so soon after the battle "that the marks of artillery wheels are still visible", and the spoils of war were being offered for sale by the local "peasants".

Collecting soldiers' reminiscences before the myth-making got under way, Simpson's observations are an important source for the aficionado of the Battle of Waterloo.