The Diaries and Letters of Sir George Jackson K. C. H.: from the Peace of Amiens Ot the Battle of Talavera

Sir George Jackson

ISBN 10: 0371850657 / ISBN 13: 9780371850657

Published by HardPress

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Diaries and Letters of Sir George Jackson K. C. H.: from the Peace of Amiens Ot the Battle of Talavera
• Publisher: HardPress
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371850657
• ISBN 13: 9780371850657
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Diaries And Letters Of Sir George Jackson K. C. H.: From The Peace Of Amiens Ot The Battle Of Talaveba by Sir George Jackson is a two?volume historical collection edited by Lady Jackson, drawing on the diaries and family correspondence of a British diplomat whose career spanned the Napoleonic era. This edition presents extracts from Jackson’s diaries and letters that trace his experiences from late 1801 into the mid?1800s, beginning with his first missions in Paris and Berlin and culminating in the conflicts and diplomacy surrounding the Peace of Amiens and the campaigns that followed, including the events leading to the battles around Talavera and beyond. The volume includes an introductory biography of Jackson, contextual notes, and an Appendix with official documents and correspondence, as well as a biographical sketch of the editor. The editor emphasizes the eight?year period as unusually eventful for Prussia and for British diplomacy, offering first?hand perspectives on figures such as Bonaparte, Talleyrand, Fouché, Moreau, and other leaders shaping Europe’s fate. The work illuminates the practical realities of diplomacy, espionage, and court life during the Napoleonic wars, and provides a valuable primary resource for historians of this era.