The Exploits of Ensign Bakewell. With the Inniskillings in the Peninsula, 1810-11; and in Paris, 1815

Ian Robertson. ( Editor )

ISBN 10: 184832698X / ISBN 13: 9781848326989

Published by Frontline Books Ltd., UK, 2012

About this Item

Ensign Robert Bakewell's narrative is largely a first-hand account of the engagements in the Peninsular of the 27th Regiment of Foot during their advance from the lines of Torres Vedras in pursuit of Marshal Massena, their subsequent march on Badajoz, and the first siege of that fortress, coinciding with the carnage at La Albuera. The boards, textblock and dustjacket are all square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class post in UK only.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Exploits of Ensign Bakewell. With the Inniskillings in the Peninsula, 1810-11; and in Paris, 1815
• Publisher: Frontline Books Ltd., UK
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184832698X
• ISBN 13: 9781848326989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

A first-hand account of several engagements in the Peninsula after the advance from the Lines of Torres Vedras and pursuit of Masséna, and including the first siege of Badajoz, edited from the original manuscript and with an explanatory commentary and notes by an experienced author well acquainted with both the period and the scenes of action.

Fills a gap in the history of the Innis killings, the years 1812 to 1814 only being covered in Charles Crowe’s war Journals, recently published by Frontline Books as ‘An Eloquent Soldier’.

Describes the French flight from Waterloo and – rarely revealed before – the life of a young officer in a promiscuous Paris during the earlier weeks of the Occupation.

Contains a number of contemporary illustrations not previously published.

About the Author

Ian C. Robertson is the author of a number of books on the Peninsular War including Wellington at War in the Peninsula 1808-1814 An Overview and Guide; The Exploits of Ensign Bakewell with the Inniskillings in the Peninsula, & in Paris, 1811-1815; and A Commanding Presence, Wellington in the Peninsula 1808-1814.