Wellington's Army, 1809-1814 (Classic Reprint)

MUCH has been writ,ten concerning Wellington and his famous Peninsular army in the wily of forma.l history: this volume, however, will I think contain somewhat that is new to most students concerning its organization, its day by day life, and its psychology. To understand the exploits of Wellington's men, it does not Buffice to read a mere chronicle of their marches and batt1es. I ha ve endea.voured to collect in these pages notice3 of thoso aspeots of their life with which no strategical or tactical work can deal, though tactics and even strategy will not be found UlUloticed. My special thanks are due to my friend Mr. C. T. Atkinson, Fellow of Exeter Col1ege, Oxford, for allowing me to uso tho admirablo list of the brigade and divisional organization of tile Peninsular Army which forms Appendix II. It is largely expa.nded from the article on the same oopic which he printed f'ight y~'tr8 ago in the H~t PENIllSOLAl'I ARMY 1; II SOtmORS OF INFOllMATro~-THE LITEBA'lURJI: OF TRJ::; PE:NINSOLAR WAR 9; III TnE' DOKE O~ WELLt!lG'l'ON-TBE MAN Al{O TBE; 9TBATDG IBT 39; IV WELLt~GTO:qt8 INFANTRY TACTICB-r,llR l'ERSUIJ CoLOMN 61; V WELLTNG'l'ON'S TAO'frcs-TBE CAVALll'Y AND ABTlLLERY 9~; VI WELL~G'rON'B LIEUTENANTS-HILL, BEDESl"OIlD, GRAHAM 115; VII WELLINGTON'S LJEU~ENANTB-PIC'roN, OnAUFUllD •• un); OrDERS • 129; VUI TIlE ORGANIZATION ot)' mE ARMY: HEADQUARTERS • 163; IX TaR! OnGA~IZATlON op THE AR~Y : BruGADEB ~D; DIVlSIONS • 163; X THE OnGA1HUTION OF THE M),lY : T:s}~ RJjJGIltfBN'I'B • 178; XI IFrERNAL ORGANIZATION OPTHE REGIMEN'!': THE OFFIOEBS 195; XII I~1'EnNAL ORGANl2ATION OF THlI: REGIhlENT! TIlE RAl'iR; AN 0 FrLE • 208; XIII TH~ AOXILIAlllF9: THE GElUIAKS AND TlIlG PORTOGUESE 220; XV THE ADm> ON' THE MARCIl •; 287; 256; XVI IMPEDI~ENTA: THE BAGGAGE: LADIES A'l' mE FRONT 268 CBAPfEI P,OI