Contents
CHAP.PAGEI.The Fool of the Family(1769–93)17II.Wellington’s Baptism of Fire(1794–97)28III.The Campaign of Seringapatam(1797–1800)35IV.War with the Marhattás(1801–3)47V.Last Years in India(1803–5)58VI.Service in England, Ireland, and Denmark(1805–7)68VII.The First Battles of the Peninsular War(1808)76VIII.Victory Abroad and Displeasure at Home(1808–9)90IX.Sir Arthur’s Return to Portugal(1809)99X.Talavera(1809)110XI.Wellesley’s Defence of Portugal(1809–10)119XII.The Lines of Torres Vedras(1810)128XIII.Masséna beats a Retreat(1810–11)137XIV.The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo(1811–12)154XV.Badajoz and Salamanca(1812)165XVI.The Closing Battles of the Peninsular War(1812–14)181XVII.The Prelude to the Waterloo Campaign(1814–15)200XVIII.Ligny and Quatre Bras(1815)210XIX.Waterloo(1815)218XX.Wellington the Statesman(1815–52)236Index253Maps—(1)Wellington’s Campaigns in India37(2)Wellington’s Peninsular Campaigns77(3)The Battle of Waterloo219