Wellington's Redjackets: The 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment on Campaign in South America and the Peninsula, 1805-14

by Steve Brown and Robert Burnham

The assault was failing. Wellington's men had stormed the walls of the great frontier fortress of Badajoz only to be beaten back with terrible losses. Then on the keep of the old castle the French flag was torn down and a British officer's red jacket was hauled up the flagpole. It was the signal - the British were inside Badajoz

This was one of the most famous incidents during the Peninsular War and marked not only the turning point in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473851750
• ISBN13: 9781473851757
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Frontline Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"