Recollections of the Storming of the Castle of Badajos By the Third Division, Under the Command of Lieut. Gen. Sir Thomas Piction, G.C.B. On the 6th of April, 1812; A Personal Narrative by Captain MacCarthy, Late of the 50th Regiment, Assistant Engineer, 3rd Division, To Which Are Added Memoirs of the Storming of Fort Napoleon, Almarez; And of The Battle of Corunna (The Spellmount Library of Military History)

MacCarthy, Captain

ISBN 10: 1862271313 / ISBN 13: 9781862271319

Published by Spellmount, Staplehurst, UK, 2001

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Reprint of the 1836 original second edition. xii+110pp.

Seller Inventory # 5776

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recollections of the Storming of the Castle of Badajos By the Third Division, Under the Command of Lieut. Gen. Sir Thomas Piction, G.C.B. On the 6th of April, 1812; A Personal Narrative by Captain MacCarthy, Late of the 50th Regiment, Assistant Engineer, 3rd Division, To Which Are Added Memoirs of the Storming of Fort Napoleon, Almarez; And of The Battle of Corunna (The Spellmount Library of Military History)
• Publisher: Spellmount, Staplehurst, UK
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862271313
• ISBN 13: 9781862271319
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 450 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • British & Irish History
  • The Napoleonic, French Revolutionary Wars and A...
  • Military Biographies, Memoirs and Autobiographies

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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.