Narrative of a forced journey through Spain and France, as a prisoner of war, in the years 1810 to 1814. Vol. II

• Autore: Blayney Major-General Lord Andrew Thomas
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2011; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (130 pages)
• Disciplina: 940.277
• Soggetto topico: French Revolution Bicentennial, 1989; Social classes - France
• Nota di contenuto: Title page -- Chapter XXX -- Perigueux . . . . Execution of four gentlemen . . . . Benedictine convent . . . . Du Guesclin . . . . Digression . . . . Angoulême. -- Chapter XXXI -- Poictiers . . . . Field of battle . . . . Chatelleraut . . . . Ormes . . . . Tours. -- Chapter XXXII -- Amboise . . . . Blois. -- Chapter XXXIII -- Orleans . . . . National partiality . . . . English sailor . . . . Birth of the King of Rome . . . . Itinerant sleight of hand man. -- Chapter XXXIV -- Paris . . . . Bains Chinoises . . . . Salon des Etrangers . . . . Thuilleries . . . . Fiacre . . . . Palace of Luxembourg . . . . Jardin des Plantes. -- Chapter XXXV -- Paris . . . . Palais Royal . . . . Column of the Grand Army . . . . Restaurateurs . . . . Puppetshew . . . . French females . . . . Triumphal arches . . . . Pâtés de foie gras . . . . Salle de jeu . . . . Comédie Françoise . . . . Arrest . . . . Gend’armerie. -- Chapter XXXVI -- From Paris to Verdun . . . . Porte St. Martin . . . . Meaux . . . . La Ferté . . . . Château of Etage . . . . Chalons . . . . French seminaries of education . . . . St. Menehoud . . . . Clermont . . . . Arrival at Verdun. -- Chapter XXXVII -- Verdun . . . . Sketch of its history . . . . Situation . . . . Regulations of the dépôt . . . . Exaction of the commandants, &c . . . . Different classes of English . . . . Manner of living. -- Chapter XXXVIII -- Verdun . . . . Situation of the prisoners in the dépôts . . . . Seizure of my papers . . . . Arrest and confinement . . . . Sketch of Bitche. -- Chapter XXXIX -- Verdun . . . . Excursion to Clermont . . . . Position of la Lune . . . . Varennes . . . . Pretty couturière . . . . Innkeeper . . . . Woods. -- Chapter XL -- Excursion from Verdun to Nancy and Metz . . . . Moselle . . . . Baths at Metz . . . . Préfet . . . . Arsenal and citadel . . . . Public walks . . . . Streets . . . . History . . . . Jews. -- Chapter XLI -- Nancy . . . . Pont à Mousson . . . . University . . . . Roman Aqueduct . . . . Political innkeeper . . . . Nancy . . . . Spanish prisoners . . . . General commandant . . . . Stanislaus . . . . Return to Metz . . . . French jockey . . . . Spanish renegadoes. -- Chapter XLII -- Verdun races . . . . French poetics . . . . Scandal . . . . Cottage . . . . Varennes, sous-préfet, innkeeper, Louis XVI. . . . . Letter from the Minister . . . . Grand army . . . . Death of the commandant . . . . Institutions at Verdun . . . . St. Mihiel. -- Chapter XLIII -- Excursion to Bar . . . . Spanish officers . . . . Préfet . . . . French civil officers . . . . Boniface à la Françoise . . . . Marshal Oudinot . . . . Dépôt of mendicity . . . . Dunmarsi hunt . . . . Military news . . . . Russian and Cossack officers. -- Chapter XLIV
• Sommario/riassunto: Major-General Lord Andrew Thomas Blayney although previously a successful commander of his own regiment the 89th Regiment of Foot of the British through-out the early stages of the Peninsular war, he is best known for his narrative of events after his capture by Polish forces fighting under the flag of Napoleonic France. Blayney was the leader of an ill-fated Anglo-Spanish force which was assigned the task of attacking from Cadiz toward Malaga, culminating the battle of Fuengirola on 15th October 1810. Outnumbering his Polish foes by a huge margin, a series of unfortunate accidents on the allied side and brave and heroic resistance on the Polish side led to a debacle and his capture. It should be noted that this was far from the only amphibious disaster led by the British in the Peninsular Wars that should throw further perspective on the victories of the main British army under Wellington.Blayney's narrative along with some idiosyncratic spelling recounts his journey from Andulusia to Verdun in the north-east of France. During his journey from one outpost to another as a paroled prisoner he meets a number of famed French generals, as befitted his rank, such as Sébastiani, Kellermann, Belliard and even Marshal Bessiéres who treat him on the whole well. He winds his way through the countryside, and he tells many tales of the people and surroundings that he finds himself somewhat forcibly journeying through.The main strength of the narrative is the author's eye to detail and his flair for recounting a tale, along with the real rarity of accounts from the point of view of an English prisoner of war.Published in two volumes this is the second volume.Author - Major-General Lord Andrew Thomas Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney [30 November 1770 - 8 April 1834]
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• Titolo autorizzato: Narrative of a forced journey through Spain and France, as a prisoner of war, in the years 1810 to 1814. Vol. II
• ISBN: 9781908692610; 1908692618
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910164075903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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