Patrick Ferguson by Mm Gilchrist
This is the first modern biography of Patrick Ferguson (1744-80) -- famous as the designer of the British Army's first breech-loading rifle and one of Scotland's most courageous and engaging military heroes. Rebellion in America gave Ferguson opportunity to demonstrate his military talents until crippling injury threatened his life and career. He overcame his disability with inspiring determination and wit, finally dying, sword in hand, while commanding Loyal American Troops at King's Mountain, North Carolina. The author has had access to family letters, including 21 years' worth of personal letters from Ferguson to his sister.'.. painstaking, vivid and accurate. I can think of no short biography which has pleased me more, or thrown a brighter light onto the events in which its subject played his small but distinguished part.' Richard Holmes, TV historian and author of Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Museket
M M Gilchrist
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781901663747 |
| ISBN 10 | 1901663744 |
| Title | Patrick Ferguson |
| Author | Mm Gilchrist |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | NMSE - Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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