Featured battle : Wyneghem

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 13 January 1814

The French [Tirailleurs of the Young Guard] attempted to fortify the village but they were overcome by superior numbers [part of Prussian III Corps] who stormed the place.

The Very Thing

Jonathan Crook
The title neatly sums up my opinion of this book it is the very thing for anyone with a keen interest in Napoleonic soldiering. Part of the long military history of the Royal Welch Fusiliers is told through the memoirs of Drummer Richard Bentinck from 1807 to 1823. The story travels from Copenhagen to North America to the Peninsular and finally to Waterloo and the occupation of France. We get a fascinating insight into the life of the ordinary British soldier not all saint and not all sinner
A thoroughly good read which I cannot recommend too highly.
Frontline Books, Pen & Sword Ltd., 2011