Description: Wellington's Lieutenant Napoleon's GaolerThe Peninsula Letters and St Helena Diaries of Sir George Rideout Binghamby Gareth Glover Imprint: Pen and Sword Military 356 Pages, 6.25 x 9.25 in, 8 pages B/W images Hardcover9781844151417 The author wrote numerous letters home from the campaigns that he fought with Wellington in the Peninsular when he was commanding his Regiment. He was therefore in a senior position and privy to secrets of the war. He is often caustic regarding his superiors including The Iron Duke himself. He packs his letters with interesting descriptions of the life and his surroundings. Once Waterloo was won and Napoleon defeated and captive, Bingham was selected to accompany him on his journey on HMS Northumberland to final exile at St Helena.. There he remained with his captive until relieved by another officer(Sir Pine-Coffin) in 1818. The diary for this period is full of fascinating descriptions of the deposed Emperor and the habits of him and his staff.
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Book Title: Wellington's Lieutenant Napoleon's Gaoler
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books The Limited
Item Length: 9.2 in
Publication Year: 2005
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Author: Gareth Glover
Genre: History, Military, Biography & Autobiography
Topic: British Wars, Foreign Militaries, Military History, Napoleonic Wars, True Military Stories, War, Warfare, Modern / 19th Century, Europe / General, Military
Item Width: 6.2 in
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
