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Memoirs of the Principal Events in the Campaigns of North Holland and Egypt (1799-1804) by Major Francis Maule (Paperback, 2015)
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The author of this unusual memoir of some of the less familiar campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars, Major Francis Maule, served with the 2nd (Queen's) Regiment in Egypt and was on the staff of the brief and disastrous Walcheren expedition of 1809. His book - published in 1816, the year after Waterloo - is one of the earliest accounts by a British officer who took part in these campaigns. The Walcheren expedition was ambitious and expensive and involved landing some 40,000 British troops in Holland in an effort to support Britain's continental allies against France. However, the expedition was decimated by disease before really coming to grips with the enemy, and was swiftly aborted. Earlier, Maule had served with the ill-fated Generals Sir John Moore and Sir Ralph Abercrombie in the campaign against the French armies that the young Napoleon had abandoned in Egypt. His book vividly describes the fighting around Alexandria, Rosetta and Cairo; the killing of the French commander, General Kleber, and the final surrender of his successor General Belliard. Maule's memoir concludes with descriptions of his other Mediterranean postings including Minorca, Gibraltar and the Spanish town of Ronda.Product Identifiers
PublisherNaval & Military Press
ISBN-139781845747428
eBay Product ID (ePID)222314600
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Book TitleMemoirs of the Principal Events in the Campaigns of North Holland and Egypt (1799-1804)
AuthorMajor Francis Maule
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages316 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height203mm
Item Width127mm
Item Weight345g
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Title_AuthorMajor Francis Maule
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Specialist book, detailed and informative content and at very good value. Book in very good condition.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
