Campaign of the Left Wing of the Allied Army, in The Western Pyrenees and South of France, in the Years 1813-14; Under Field-Marshall the Marquess of Wellington

• Autore: Batty Colonel Robert
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2011; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (103 pages)
• Disciplina: 940.2742
• Altri autori: PublishingPickle Partners
• Nota di contenuto: Title page -- Preface -- Statement of the Army, by Brigades and Divisions, at the close of 1815 -- CHAPTER I. -- INTRODUCTION: consisting of a brief Account of the Events subsequent to the Battle of Vitoria - Positions of the contending Armies during the Siege of St. Sebastian - Marshal Soult attempts the Relief of Pamplona and St. Sebastian - Is repulsed. -- CHAPTER II. -- Lord Wellington determines on the Invasion of France - Arrangements for the Cooperation of the Navy - Arrival of Reinforcements at Passages - Description of its Situation, with a View of the Entrance to its Harbour - Description of the Scenery, near the M Passage of the Bidassoa on the 7th of October, 1813. -- CHAPTER III. -- Excursions along the Valley of the Bidassoa - Exposed Situation of the Troops - General Features of the Pyrenean Chain - News of the Surrender of Pamplona - Passage of the Nivelle, and Encampment at Guethary - Bad State of the Weather renders further Oper The Allies go into Cantonments. -- CHAPTER IV. -- Head-Quarters at St. Jean de Luz - Description of the Town and Harbour - The Pays de Labourt, part of the Country of the ancient Cantabri - Some Account of the Cantabrians, or Basques, and of their Language - The Basques return to their Homes - Description of Fort Socoa and its Harbour. -- CHAPTER V. -- Improved State of the Weather - Lord Wellington determines on establishing the Right Wing of his Army between the Nive and Adour - Operations connected with the Passage of the Nive, and Battles of the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th of December, ending, i Precautions against Surprise. -- CHAPTER VI. ; Marshal Soult withdraws his Right Wing into the intrenched Camp before Bayonne - Situation and Strength of the Camp - The French Centre and Left Wing extend along the Adour and Bidouze, and threaten the Rear of the Allied Right Wing - Partial Actions on t Formation of a Bridge of Vessels across that River, from the 21st to the 26th of February -- CHAPTER VII. -- Lord Wellington crosses the Gave D'Oleron and Gave de Pau, and Defeats Marshal Soult at Orthes, on the 27th of February - Close investment of the Citadel of Bayonne on the same Day, by the Left Wing, under Sir John Hope - Storms at the commencement of Mar Occupation of Bourdeaux by Marshal Beresford, and opening of the Gironde by the Squadron of Admiral Penrose. -- CHAPTER VIII. -- Continued Preparations for the Siege of Bayonne -- Farther Progress of the Marquess of Wellington -- Battle of Toulouse on the 10th of April -- News of the Termination of the War received from Paris on the 12th -- Sortie from Bayonne on the 14th of April The White Flag displayed at Bayonne on the 28th of April. -- CHAPTER IX. -- Description of the Scenery around Bayonne - Accident to the Bridge of Vessels - Method of catching Salmon at the Mouth of the Adour - The Blockade raised, and the Officers of the Left Wing admitted into Bayonne - Description of the City - Anecdote of its The Troops embark for England.
• Sommario/riassunto: Robert Batty, wrote a number of books on his battlefield experiences as a young subaltern, in the 1st battalion Grenadier Guards during the Napoleonic wars, notably this volume concerning the period 1813-1814. Even leaving studies in medicine at Ciaus College Cambridge in order to join the British Army. He served through out the campaigns in 1814 and also at Waterloo, achieving the rank of Colonel below leaving the service.An acclaimed artist who was to exhibit his work widely and became a Fellow of the Royal Society, his artistic eye is to the fore in these memoirs. Unlike some of his contemporaries he is honest enough to disclaim the attempt to describe those events that he did not witness, which leads to an uncommon reliability.He describes the siege of San Sebastian, and the advance of the Allied army as it outflanked each successive river position that the courageous French under Marshal Soult attempted to bar the way in excellent detail. The battles of Bayonne and Toulouse are pictured vividly.Author- Colonel Robert Batty [????-1848] of the First, or Grenadier, Guards, F.R.S.; Member of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Anne.
• Titolo autorizzato: Campaign of the Left Wing of the Allied Army, in The Western Pyrenees and South of France, in the Years 1813-14; Under Field-Marshall the Marquess of Wellington
• ISBN: 1-908692-63-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910164252903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II