Battle by battle, this survey follows the British Army through the nineteenth century, from Alexandria and Assaye in 1801 and 1803 through the Cape, Maida, Roliça, Vimeiro and Corunna in the Peninsula, and on to the wars in Burma, India and beyond, describing the forces engaged, the ground and the course of each fight.
A handy reference for military history readers, written from an unapologetically imperial point of view. Download the free EPUB.