A Scot's Grey at Waterloo
Clarke, William2017
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William Clarke of Prestonpans, Scotland, joined the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons, the Scots Greys, in 1803. Clarke had risen to the rank of sergeant by the time the regiment was ordered to Belgium on the news that Napoleon had escaped from Elba. Forming part of what became known as the 'Union' Brigade, the Scots Greys played a key role in Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. The John Rylands Library, Manchester, recently acquired William Clarke's 600-page, hand-written memoir describing his enlistment and military career, the highlight of which was the Waterloo campaign, which he describes in unusual detail in the vernacular of the day, presented and annotated by the renowned historian Garth Glover. Thanks to this rare discovery, the reader can follow the movements of the Scots Greys at every stage of the action throughout the three days from Quatre-Bras to that climatic encounter on the Mont St Jean.
Main title:
A Scot's Grey at Waterloo / Gareth Glover.
Author:
Clarke, William, authorGlover, Gareth, editor
Imprint:
London : Frontline Books, 2017.
Collation:
256 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473894013 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.2742092940.2742B CLA940.274
LC class:
DC241.5
Local class:
940.274
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2031956