Wellington's redjackets
Brown, Steve2015
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The assault was failing. Wellington's men had stormed the walls of the great frontier fortress of Badajoz only to be beaten back with terrible losses. Then on the keep of the old castle the French flag was torn down and a British officer's red jacket was hauled up the flagpole. It was the signal - the British were inside Badajoz! This was one of the most famous incidents during the Peninsular War and marked not only the turning point in the capture of Badajoz but of the entire conflict. The jacket belonged to Lieutenant James MacPherson of the 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment. The 45th had landed with Wellington at Mondego Bay in 1808 and fought with him throughout the entire Peninsular War gaining more battle honours than any other line regiment. 'Wellington's Redjackets' will undoubtedly be an essential purchase for those interested in Napoleonic warfare.
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Wellington's redjackets / Steve Brown, Robert Burnham.
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London : Frontline Books, 2015.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473851757 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.2'7940.27
Language:
English
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BRN:
2212917
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