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Glover Gareth - Feeding Wellingtons Army In The Peninsula The Journal Of Assistant Commissary General Tupper Carey - Volume I - Hardcover
Glover Gareth - Feeding Wellingtons Army In The Peninsula The Journal Of Assistant Commissary General Tupper Carey - Volume I - Hardcover
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Description: Transcribed for the first time from Commissary General Tupper Carey's handwritten journals this is the first of two volumes which cover the lively career of a Commissary who served throughout the Peninsular war and Waterloo campaign. Written with vivid detail these journals offer a truly unique window into the life of a Commissary and the campaigns in which he served. Although a civilian and greatly discouraged from putting himself in mortal danger Tupper was often to be found watching the fighting from some nearby vantage point and often describes the actions he witnessed particularly where it affected his own charge whether a battalion a brigade or even later an entire division. Interspersed with these primary roles he was often seconded to form supply bases in the rear of the army or to hastily remove or destroy stores when threatened by enemy advances. He also talks freely about fellow officers and being a private journal written simply for the eyes of his immediate family he is not shy in giving his honest opinions of both his subordinates or indeed his superiors. This first volume covers Tupper's early life joining as a clerk and his early years as a Commissary up until the spring of 1813, just before the Duke of Wellington launched his troops on that memorable campaign designed to drive the French back out of Spain across the Pyrenees. Also detailed are Tupper's role in the Corunna campaign The Border War Battle of Salamanca and the Siege of Burgos. The rest of Tupper's incredible career will be covered in the second volume.
Title: Feeding Wellingtons Army In The Peninsula The Journal Of Assistant Commissary General Tupper Carey - Volume I
Author(s): Glover Gareth
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781399041416
Pages: 296 Pages, 16 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 1/30/2024
Category: Battles & Campaigns
Description: Transcribed for the first time from Commissary General Tupper Carey's handwritten journals this is the first of two volumes which cover the lively career of a Commissary who served throughout the Peninsular war and Waterloo campaign. Written with vivid detail these journals offer a truly unique window into the life of a Commissary and the campaigns in which he served. Although a civilian and greatly discouraged from putting himself in mortal danger Tupper was often to be found watching the fighting from some nearby vantage point and often describes the actions he witnessed particularly where it affected his own charge whether a battalion a brigade or even later an entire division. Interspersed with these primary roles he was often seconded to form supply bases in the rear of the army or to hastily remove or destroy stores when threatened by enemy advances. He also talks freely about fellow officers and being a private journal written simply for the eyes of his immediate family he is not shy in giving his honest opinions of both his subordinates or indeed his superiors. This first volume covers Tupper's early life joining as a clerk and his early years as a Commissary up until the spring of 1813, just before the Duke of Wellington launched his troops on that memorable campaign designed to drive the French back out of Spain across the Pyrenees. Also detailed are Tupper's role in the Corunna campaign The Border War Battle of Salamanca and the Siege of Burgos. The rest of Tupper's incredible career will be covered in the second volume.
Title: Feeding Wellingtons Army In The Peninsula The Journal Of Assistant Commissary General Tupper Carey - Volume I
Author(s): Glover Gareth
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781399041416
Pages: 296 Pages, 16 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 1/30/2024
Category: Battles & Campaigns
