This is the first volume in the classic and most famous history of the British army - that of the Hon. J. W. Fortescue, which is still a bible for army history buffs to this day. Vol. I - from the Battle of Hastings to the end of the Seven Year's War (1713). Includes such famous battles as Robert Bruce's victory over the English at Bannockburn; the triumph of Edward III's longbow firing English at Crecy,; Henry V'sd battle against the French ( and the odds) at Agincourt, in 1415; the Earl of Surrey's hard-fought victory over KIng James' Scots at Flodden; the battles of the English Civil War; Dunkirk Dunes, Tangiers, and the battles of  Marlborough's campaigns - Blenheim, Ramilles, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. The volume also traces the development of European Armies' infantry, cavalry and artillery, and the specific changes in Britain during the period.

Fortescue's History of the British Army: Volume I

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Vol. III of Fortescue's classic history of the British army- continues the story from 1763 to 1792. The bitter war against the rebellious colonies in North America is lost., and by contrast there are the growing pains of Empire. The loss of the Americas is covered in detail, as is the state of the British Army, following Cornwallis' disastrous capitulation at Yorktown. The book concludes with Britain on the verge of war with Revolutionary France.

Fortescue's History of the British Army: Volume III

LIST OF  MAPS AND PLANSTHE PENINSULAR WAR1. Castalla. 2. Spain 1813. Eastern Sphere. 3. Tarragona. 4. Spain 1813. Northern Sphere I 5. Spain 1813. Northern Sphere II. 6. Vitoria. 7. San Sebastian. 8. The Quadrilateral of Pamplona. 9. Sorauren. 10. Operations on the Bidassoa and Nivelle. 11. Operations on the Nive and Lower Adour. 12. St. Pierre. 13. Orthez. 14. Operations between Bayonne and Toulouse. Western Section. Insets-(1) Tarbes, (2) Bayonne. 15. Operations between Bayonne and Toulouse. Eastern Section. Inset-South Western FRance. 16. Toulouse. 16A General Map of Spain and Portugal (see under 16 in Index).THE ITALIAN SPHERE17. Operations in Italy, 1814. Inset-Italy, 1814.THE AMERICAN SPHERE18. The Lake Frontier of Canada and the United States. 19. Insets-(1) The Niagara Peninsula (2) Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence, (3) Sackett's Harbour, (4) Lundy's Lane, (5) Plattsburg.HISTORY OF THE ARMY20. Operations agaist Baltimore and Washington. 21. New Orleans and the Mississippi.THE LOW COUNTRIES22. Campaign in Holland, 1814. Inset-The Netherlands. 23.Antwerp. 24. Bergen-op-Zoom. 25. Northern, Eastern, and Southern Netherlands. Inset-Advance of the Allies on Paris, 1815. 26. The Waterloo Campaign. 27. Quatre-Bras: 3 p.m. June 16, 1815. 28. Quatre-Bras: 9 pm June 16 1815. 29. Waterloo: 11.15 a.m. June 18, 1815. 30. Waterloo: 7.45 pm June 18, 1815.

Fortescue's History of the British Army: Volume IX and X Maps

Vol. XI - 1815-1838. Fortescue looks at the British Army in 1815, and particularly the recruit in England. Every detail of his life is included, and the picture is an important one for all who are interested in this period of military and social history. The War with Nepal, the Pindari War, the War in Ceylon and the War with Burma all occupy the subsequent pages followed by the Ashanti campaign and the Kaffir War of 1834-35. This volume also includes details of Home Affairs and Foreign Policy.

Fortescue's History of the British Army: Volume XI

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