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STURGIS (Julian) Ed.
A Boy in the Peninsular War: The Services, Adventures, & Experiences of Robert Blakeney, Subaltern in the 28th Regiment. An Autobiography.
1st Ed., xviii+382pp., fldg. map. Murray.
1899
#69920
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Gazetted in 1804, Blakeney served with the Copenhagen Expedition then extensively in the Peninsula until 1812: Corunna campaign: retreat & battle, with Moore; Barosa, Badajoz, Pyrenees, Nivelle &c. Orig. red cloth, gilt, little marked & worn, generally VG.
£50
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