Monday, November 15, 2010

Raglan: From the Peninsula to the Crimea, John Sweetman.

Raglan: From the Peninsula to the Crimea, John Sweetman.

A deservedly lengthy biography of Lord Raglan, most famous as the British commander in the Crimea and for his role in the Charge of the Light Brigade, but also a Peninsular War veteran and close associate of the Duke of Wellington, and a rather more successful commander than is generally realised.

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