Graves, Donald E. Dragon Rampant: The Royal Welch Fusiliers At War 1793-1815. Foreword by Lieutenant-General J.P. Riley. London, Frontline Books, 2010. 16cm x 24cm. XVII, 301 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Based on rare and untouched personal memoirs and correspondence as well as new research, this compelling new history offers new insights into the evolution of the British army. The men of the Royal Welch Fusiliers come alive again as Graves tracks them across three continents. We join them in major battles and countless minor actions, and empathise with them as they endure short rations, shipwreck and disease. We come to know such hard-bitten fighting men as the intrepid Drummer Richard Bentinck; the love-sick Lt George Booker; the eccentric Major Jack Hill; the naive Private Thomas Jeremiah; and, above all, their beloved commander, Lt-Col. Harvey Ellis, who led his Fusiliers in some of the most famous actions of the time only to fall at Waterloo, the last and greatest of them all. We also meet many of the men fought alongside the Fusiliers, as well as the women who faithfully accompanied them on their travels. This is a book that will appeal to all those interested in the Napoleonic wars, musket period tactics and the meaning and the cost of courage. [From publisher’s note]

• Keywords: Great Britain · History · Military · Naval & Military History
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781848325517
• Inventory Number: 90500AB

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