Wellington’s Army

About this eBook

Author

Oman, Charles, 1860-1946

Title

Wellington's Army, 1809-1814

Credits

Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco

Subject

Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1789-1820

Category

Text

eBook-No.

56318

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56318

Release Date

January 5, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.WELLINGTON’S ARMY
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.WELLINGTON’S ARMY — CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY—THE OLD PENINSULAR ARMY
6. 6.CHAPTER II SOURCES OF INFORMATION—THE LITERATURE OF THE PENINSULAR WAR
7. 7.CHAPTER III THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON—THE MAN AND THE STRATEGIST
8. 8.CHAPTER IV WELLINGTON’S INFANTRY TACTICS—LINE VERSUS COLUMN
9. 9.CHAPTER V WELLINGTON’S TACTICS—THE CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY
10. 10.CHAPTER VI WELLINGTON’S LIEUTENANTS—HILL, BERESFORD, GRAHAM
11. 11.CHAPTER VII WELLINGTON’S LIEUTENANTS—PICTON, CRAUFURD, AND OTHERS
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY: HEADQUARTERS
13. 13.CHAPTER IX THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY: BRIGADES AND DIVISIONS
14. 14.CHAPTER X THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY: THE REGIMENTS
15. 15.CHAPTER XI INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF THE REGIMENT: THE OFFICERS
16. 16.CHAPTER XII INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF THE REGIMENT: THE RANK AND FILE
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII THE AUXILIARIES: THE GERMANS AND THE PORTUGUESE
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV DISCIPLINE AND COURT-MARTIALS
19. 19.CHAPTER XV THE ARMY ON THE MARCH
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI IMPEDIMENTA: THE BAGGAGE—LADIES AT THE FRONT
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII A NOTE ON SIEGES
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII UNIFORMS AND WEAPONS
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX THE COMMISSARIAT
24. 24.CHAPTER XX A NOTE ON THINGS SPIRITUAL
25. 25.APPENDIX I. — (A.) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BRITISH INFANTRY OF THE LINE. July, 1809. — ESTABLISHMENT OF CAVALRY IN 1809. — ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS IN 1809. — MISCELLANEOUS CORPS.
26. 26.APPENDIX II DIVISIONAL AND BRIGADE ORGANIZATION AND CHANGES. 1809–1814. — 1809. — 1810. — 1811. — 1812. — 1813. — 1814.
27. 27.APPENDIX III. PENINSULAR AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, JOURNALS, LETTERS, ETC. — I. STAFF. — II. REGIMENTAL REMINISCENCES AND JOURNALS. — ( a ) Cavalry. — ( b ) Infantry. — III. ARTILLERY. — IV. ENGINEERS. — V. TRAIN AND COMMISSARIAT. — VI. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. — VII. WORKS BY CHAPLAINS. — VIII. OFFICERS IN THE KING’S GERMAN LEGION. — IX. WORKS BY OFFICERS IN THE PORTUGUESE SERVICE. — X. OFFICERS IN THE SPANISH SERVICE.
28. 28.FOOTNOTES
29. 29.INDEX
30. 30.Transcriber’s Notes

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