William Grattan served as a young officer with the 88th Foot, the Connaught Rangers, through Wellington’s campaigns in Spain and Portugal. He describes the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, the battles in the field, life on the march and the fierce character of his Irish soldiers, in an edition prepared by Charles Oman.
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