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With remarks upon the Rev. G. R Gleig's "Story of Waterloo."
A history of the battles of the Waterloo campaign in 1815, of which the defeat of the French forces would end the Napoleonic Wars and mark the end of Napoleon's reign.
When Captain Siborne died in 1849, it is unlikely that he was aware of the enduring historical legacy that he was to leave behind. His History of the War in France and Belgium in 1815 has become the most well known English history of the famous campaign and despite being written over 150 years ago is still in print, still eminently readable and remarkably accurate. The book was the result of his life’s work and passionate dedication to the “Waterloo Model” which depicts a stage of the battle in tremendous detail. The accuracy of the book is accounted for by four tremendously important points; Firstly, Siborne was engaged by the British military establishment to produce a model of the b...
The Frontline Napoleonic Library is an unparalleled collection of classic works on the Napoleonic Wars. Presenting some of the finest memoirs and studies of the period the collection brings together renowned contemporary accounts with more recent analytical publications.One of the most important collections of original letters from participants in the Waterloo campaignThe letters formed the basis of William Sibornes ground-breaking History of the Waterloo CampaignAccounts from every branch of the British Army
Published in 1844, and based on scores of eyewitness accounts, this is a detailed two-volume history of the Waterloo Campaign.