A subaltern who had fought through the Peninsula sails from Bordeaux with the army sent against the United States in 1814. He describes Bermuda, the march on Washington and the burning of its public buildings, the attack on Baltimore, and the disastrous campaign before New Orleans, with sharp eyes for country and comrades.
A vivid first-hand view of the War of 1812 from the British side, by the author of The Subaltern. Download the free EPUB.