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Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1) Mike Chappell

Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1) By Mike Chappell

Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1) by Mike Chappell


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Summary

The famously hard-fighting Irish regiments of the British Army distinguished themselves not only in many of the main Peninsular battles, but also in several dramatic, but lesser known actions. This work details the 88th Foot (Connaught Rangers) and the 27th Foot (Enniskillens).

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Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1): The Irish by Mike Chappell

The famously hard-fighting Irish regiments of the British Army distinguished themselves not only in many of the main Peninsular battles, but also in several dramatic, but lesser known actions. This work contains new research into the uniforms and insignia - as well as the battle history - of the Irish regiments of Wellington's army that fought in the Peninsula from 1808 until 1814. It details the 88th Foot (Connaught Rangers), the 27th Foot (Enniskillens), the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards and many others.

About Mike Chappell

Mike Chappell comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952 and retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers). He began painting military subjects in 1968 and since then has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has also written and illustrated many books in the Osprey Military list.

Table of Contents

- The Irish in the British Army of the Napoleonic Wars - The Irish Establishment - 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards - 27th Foot (Enniskillen) - 83rd Foot - 87th Foot (Prince of Wales's Own Irish) - 88th Foot (Connaught Rangers) - 89th Foot.

Additional information

GOR004423680
9781841764023
1841764027
Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1): The Irish by Mike Chappell
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20030219
48
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