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The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans in the Years 1814-1815

The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans in the Years 1814-1815

Gleig, George Robert

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - North American History

Literary CriticismGeneral ReferenceGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 1108023762
ISBN13: 9781108023764
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Dec 2 2010
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Tactless and ambitious, George Robert Gleig was perhaps a strange choice for an army chaplain; however, his enthusiasm for army life was clear and as an annalist of military manoeuvres he proved both insightful and popular. First published in 1821, just six years after he had witnessed the British campaigns in Washington and New Orleans, Gleig's volume presented readers with a vivid chronicle of conflicts that had unfolded thousands of miles from their own cosy parlours and drawing rooms. Just as his own itinerary had moved him rapidly from one iconic landmark to the next, so too does the pace of his written narrative progress. From Bermuda to the Blue Mountains and on to New Orleans, this account provides a glimpse of the impressions, sentiments and attitudes fostered among the young men who fought some of the most influential battles in British and American history.

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