Wellington: A New BiographyA short biography of Wellington, the Iron Duke, one of the best known military commanders of British history. Covers not only Wellington the war hero and Waterloo, but also his political career and Wellington the ladies' man and his marriage to Kitty Pakenham. |
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Page 69
... Hougoumont on the ridge of Mont- Saint - Jean and thinking of Napoleon's sarcastic jokes about the young Arthur Wellesley who was trained in India and only fit to command sepoys . The sepoy general had not done badly so far . The sepoy ...
... Hougoumont on the ridge of Mont- Saint - Jean and thinking of Napoleon's sarcastic jokes about the young Arthur Wellesley who was trained in India and only fit to command sepoys . The sepoy general had not done badly so far . The sepoy ...
Page 72
... Hougoumont , greedy for glory . He had seized some coppices and the orchard and now , at about 11.30 a.m. , was up to the walls . Streams of bullets came through every hole in the walls and inner building , until Wellington himself ...
... Hougoumont , greedy for glory . He had seized some coppices and the orchard and now , at about 11.30 a.m. , was up to the walls . Streams of bullets came through every hole in the walls and inner building , until Wellington himself ...
Page 75
... Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte , still held firm . Indeed , at about 3 p.m. , Hougoumont appeared to have been saved by little short of a miracle . The farm buildings and finally 75 Waterloo.
... Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte , still held firm . Indeed , at about 3 p.m. , Hougoumont appeared to have been saved by little short of a miracle . The farm buildings and finally 75 Waterloo.
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