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Worley Publications, 1990. 2nd edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, F/VG+. vi+238pp, b/w frontis, decorated endpapers, a nice fine copy in a near fine dustjacket. Facsimile reprint of the original 1913 edition. Detailed account of the Corunna campaign from an Eye Witness.
A Cavalry Officer In The Corunna Campaign 1808 - 1809. The Journal Of Captain Gordon Of The 15th Hussars by Gordon, Captain Alexander; Wylly, Col. H.C., Ed - 1913
by Gordon, Captain Alexander; Wylly, Col. H.C., Ed
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A Cavalry Officer In The Corunna Campaign 1808 - 1809. The Journal Of Captain Gordon Of The 15th Hussars
by Gordon, Captain Alexander; Wylly, Col. H.C., Ed
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London: John Murray. Brown cloth boards with gilt trim are clean and sound, bumped at spine ends. Occasional foxing throughout, especially first and last few pages, otherwise interior clean and unmarked. xvi + 138 pages + frontispiece portrait and 3 maps, the 3rd a fold-out of the Corunna campaign (from sketches by Gordon). The journal of Captain Gordon, one of the few from acavalry officer who served in the Peninsular Campaign during the Napoleonic Wars, remained in the hands of his grandson, who had it published in 1913, after editing by Col. Wylly. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1913.
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- Publisher John Murray
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1913
- Keywords Peninsular Wars Napoleonic British French military history Great Britain France Spain Iberian Peninsula Spanish War of Independence
- Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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A Cavalry Officer In The Corunna Campaign 1808 - 1809. The Journal Of Captain Gordon Of The 15th Hussars
by Gordon, Captain Alexander
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A CAVALRY OFFICER IN THE CORUNNA CAMPAIGN 1808-1809: the journal of Captain Gordon of the 15th Hussars
by Gordon, Captain Alexander
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London: John Murray, 1913. Edited by Colonel H. C. Wylly, C.B. Pp. xvi+238, coloured frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, 2 black & white plates (battle plans), folding map at end, appendices, index; demy 8vo; brown cloth, lettered in gilt, the upper board a trifle marked and with slight bruise to bottom edge near spine; t.e.g., others uncut; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, plus bookseller's stamp and earlier owner's name in ink on upper pastedown, a different inked signature (dated 1923) on the upper free endpaper, some foxing throughout, heavy on outer leaves and edges; John Murray, London, 1913. First edition. *Alexander Gordon (1781-1872) was a captain in the 15th Hussars and fought in the Peninsular war, serving under Sir John Moore. In 1847 he was awarded the Peninsular Medal with clasp for Sahagun. The maps are from sketches executed by Captain Gordon.
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