Raglan: From the Peninsula to the Crimea

Купить бумажную книгу и читать

Автор: John Sweetman

Название: Raglan: From the Peninsula to the Crimea

Издательство: Arms and Armour Press

Год: 1993

ISBN: 1854090593

Формат: PDF

Страниц: 384

Размер: 167 Mb

Язык: English

Thanks: mcrimea

Many historians have dismissed FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, first Baron Raglan, as at best, an indifferent and, at worst, an incompetent on the basis of his command of the British army in the Crimea. Yet as this biography reveals, Raglan's achievements over fifty years should not be judged on so narrow a basis. True, as Commander of the Expeditionary Force to the Crimea, he must take his share of responsibility for the hardship suffered by the men under him particularly during the winter of 1854-55 but the fact remains that Raglan never lost a battle for which he was fully responsible. Commissioned in 1804 he served under Sir Arthur Paget and the Duke of Wellington throughout the Peninsular War, and lost an arm at Waterloo. He held key posts, including Military Secretary for 25 years and Master General of the Ordnance and his influence was far reaching.