RECOLLECTIONS OF THE STORING OT THE CASTLE OF BADAJOS. By the Third Division, under the Command of Lieut. Gen. Sir Thomas Picton, G.C.B. on the 6th of April, 1812.

MacCarthy, Captain.

ISBN 10: 1862271313 / ISBN 13: 9781862271319

Published by Spellmount, Staplehurst 2001., 2001

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New edition. 8vo. [105pp.] + adverts. Very good in original boards and pictorial black d/w. lettered in white. The Spellmount Library of Military History series. ISBN 1862271313 US$13.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: RECOLLECTIONS OF THE STORING OT THE CASTLE OF BADAJOS. By the Third Division, under the Command of Lieut. Gen. Sir Thomas Picton, G.C.B. on the 6th of April, 1812.
• Publisher: Spellmount, Staplehurst 2001.
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862271313
• ISBN 13: 9781862271319
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • HISTORY, MILITARY & TRANSPORT

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Synopsis

This is a facsimile of the extremely rare Second Edition, published in 1836, of the personal narrative by Captain MacCarthy, late of the 50th Regiment, who was assistant engineer in the 3rd Division. This is a graphic account of the siege and storming of Badajos by the man who led the 3rd Division and was wounded in the attack. He also includes memoirs of the storming of Fort Napoleon, Almaraz, and the battle of Corunna.