General Orders. France 1816 & 1817 2 volumes ( Adjutant General Major-General Sir Edward Barnes' copy)

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Published by At the Headquarters of the Army, France, 1816

About this Item

Volumes 8 and 9 in the General Orders, issued for France in 1816 and 1817. The orders were issued to each regiment and some officers. Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Barnes KCB was active in the Peninsula War. He was wounded in the Battle of Waterloo. He was Wellington's Adjutant General in France and many of the orders were issued by him .He later became Governor of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).He later founded the Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall, London, along with Admiral William Bowles. The 1816 volume has Major General Sir Edward Barnes KCB written on the blank verso of the title page. The 1817 volume is associated, being bought together in a similar disbound state. The books have been professionally rebound in full leather.Internally in good condition. Some foxing in a few sections. Damp-staining to top margin of the index in the latter. 8vo, 310 + 206pp, !.29 kg. Photos to follow soon.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: General Orders. France 1816 & 1817 2 volumes ( Adjutant General Major-General Sir Edward Barnes' copy)
• Publisher: At the Headquarters of the Army, France
• Publication Date: 1816
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good