A Royal Engineer's view of the war in the Iberian Peninsula-two volumes in one
Young Captain Charles Boothby of the Royal Engineers served in Spain as part of Wellington's army fighting the invading French forces of Napoleon. Posterity is fortunate in that following his experiences he put his recollections in writing in the form of two separate books, 'Under England's Flag' and its sequel, which covers the period up to his wounding, capture and imprisonment, 'A Prisoner in France.' Both of these books are rare and not often seen as modern reprints or on the antiquarian market. So Leonaur...

A Royal Engineer's view of the war in the Iberian Peninsula-two volumes in one
Young Captain Charles Boothby of the Royal Engineers served in Spain as part of Wellington's army fighting the invading French forces of Napoleon. Posterity is fortunate in that following his experiences he put his recollections in writing in the form of two separate books, 'Under England's Flag' and its sequel, which covers the period up to his wounding, capture and imprisonment, 'A Prisoner in France.' Both of these books are rare and not often seen as modern reprints or on the antiquarian market. So Leonaur...