History of the King's German Legion - Major Beamish Ludlow
One of the rarest and most sought-after contemporary studies of the Napoleonic Wars, much praised by Sir Charles Oman as ‘a valuable and conscientous’ history. This two-volume work, published between 1832 and 1837 by the officer and antiquary North Ludlow Beamish (1797–1872), is the definitive account of what was effectively the Hanoverian army in exile. With their country overrun by Napoleon in 1803, thousands of officers and men made their way to England to form the King's German Legion (KGL), which consisted of several regiments of cavalry and infantry, as well as artillery and engineers. The KGL was a superb fighting force that saw widespread service as part of the British Army from 1804 until 1815. Based upon eyewitness accounts and written records of the KGL's officers and men, this work remains of enduring value to military historians. Volume 2 continues the narrative from May 1811, via the Battle of Waterloo, to the legion's disbandment in February 1816
History of the King's German Legion, 2 volumes, London: Thomas and William Boone, 1832-37, 9 hand-coloured plates of military costume, folding map, 9 plans, folding tables, light offsetting from map to volume Ii title, occasional small spots and stains, previous owner signature (R L Foster), all edges gilt, contemporary morocco gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo
Beamish, North Ludlow (1797–1872)
Commissioned in the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards in November 1816, he purchased captaincy of a troop in 1823. promoted major on half-pay in 1826 and shortly afterwards served at the viceregal court as lieutenant-colonel in the Hanoverian service. Beamish was created a knight of the Guelphic Order in recognition of services to the German kingdom just at the accession of Victoria(1837)
One of the rarest and most sought-after contemporary studies of the Napoleonic Wars, much praised by Sir Charles Oman as ‘a valuable and conscientous’ history. This two-volume work, published between 1832 and 1837 by the officer and antiquary North Ludlow Beamish (1797–1872), is the definitive account of what was effectively the Hanoverian army in exile. With their country overrun by Napoleon in 1803, thousands of officers and men made their way to England to form the King's German Legion (KGL), which consisted of several regiments of cavalry and infantry, as well as artillery and engineers. The KGL was a superb fighting force that saw widespread service as part of the British Army from 1804 until 1815. Based upon eyewitness accounts and written records of the KGL's officers and men, this work remains of enduring value to military historians. Volume 2 continues the narrative from May 1811, via the Battle of Waterloo, to the legion's disbandment in February 1816
History of the King's German Legion, 2 volumes, London: Thomas and William Boone, 1832-37, 9 hand-coloured plates of military costume, folding map, 9 plans, folding tables, light offsetting from map to volume Ii title, occasional small spots and stains, previous owner signature (R L Foster), all edges gilt, contemporary morocco gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo
Beamish, North Ludlow (1797–1872)
Commissioned in the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards in November 1816, he purchased captaincy of a troop in 1823. promoted major on half-pay in 1826 and shortly afterwards served at the viceregal court as lieutenant-colonel in the Hanoverian service. Beamish was created a knight of the Guelphic Order in recognition of services to the German kingdom just at the accession of Victoria(1837)
One of the rarest and most sought-after contemporary studies of the Napoleonic Wars, much praised by Sir Charles Oman as ‘a valuable and conscientous’ history. This two-volume work, published between 1832 and 1837 by the officer and antiquary North Ludlow Beamish (1797–1872), is the definitive account of what was effectively the Hanoverian army in exile. With their country overrun by Napoleon in 1803, thousands of officers and men made their way to England to form the King's German Legion (KGL), which consisted of several regiments of cavalry and infantry, as well as artillery and engineers. The KGL was a superb fighting force that saw widespread service as part of the British Army from 1804 until 1815. Based upon eyewitness accounts and written records of the KGL's officers and men, this work remains of enduring value to military historians. Volume 2 continues the narrative from May 1811, via the Battle of Waterloo, to the legion's disbandment in February 1816
History of the King's German Legion, 2 volumes, London: Thomas and William Boone, 1832-37, 9 hand-coloured plates of military costume, folding map, 9 plans, folding tables, light offsetting from map to volume Ii title, occasional small spots and stains, previous owner signature (R L Foster), all edges gilt, contemporary morocco gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo
Beamish, North Ludlow (1797–1872)
Commissioned in the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards in November 1816, he purchased captaincy of a troop in 1823. promoted major on half-pay in 1826 and shortly afterwards served at the viceregal court as lieutenant-colonel in the Hanoverian service. Beamish was created a knight of the Guelphic Order in recognition of services to the German kingdom just at the accession of Victoria(1837)