| A Bold and Ambitious Enterprise: The British Army in the Low Countries, 1813-1814 Contributor(s): Bamford, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848326858 ISBN-13: 9781848326859 Publisher: Frontline Books OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Modern - 19th Century - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 940.273 |
| LCCN: 2015302267 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (1.50 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The British campaign in the Low Countries in 1813-14 in support of the Dutch revolt against the French is one of the lesser-known campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars, but one, which the great historian of the British Army Sir John Fortescue wrote that it was impossible to understand the Waterloo campaign without a knowledge of. The book deals with all aspects of the campaign, from grand strategy, with the proposed marriage alliance between the House of Orange and the House of Hanover, to tactical analysis of the battles and sieges that took place, including the disastrous attack on Bergen-op-Zoom, where heroic British soldiers paid with their lives for their commanders' failures. The problems of co-operation between the British and Prussians described here foreshadowed those, which would affect Wellington in 1815. Illustrated with contemporary portraits, plans of the fortifications of Bergen and eight maps. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bamford, Andrew: - Andrew Bamford completed a PhD in Military History at the University of Leeds in 2010, and now edits the From Reason to Revolution series for Helion. |