With the Royal Engineers in Italy, the Peninsula & France: Under England's Flag and a Prisoner of France

by Charles Boothby

Book Overview

A Royal Engineer's view of the war in the Iberian Peninsula-two volumes in one

Young Captain Charles Boothby of the Royal Engineers served in Spain as part of Wellington's army fighting the invading French forces of Napoleon. Posterity is fortunate in that following his experiences he put his recollections in writing in the form of two separate books, 'Under England's Flag' and its sequel, which covers the period up to his wounding, capture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857067826
• ISBN13: 9780857067821
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"