Featured battle : Yanzi

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 01 August 1813

The French were a disorganized rabble, mostly the remains of Reille's 'Right Wing' at Sorauren, retreating/fleeing along a poor road which Wellington had overlooked. The Allies were initially two Spanish battalions who were joined later in the day by three British and one Portugese battalions. The Allies fired across the valley subjecting the French to some devastating musketry.

Pepy's Navy. Ships, Men and Warfare 1649-1689

J D Davies
As my Grandfather used to say when finishing a meal 'Well that's filled a gap!' This excellent book will fill a gap on many bookshelves covering, as it does, a fascinating period of naval development. It is well researched, beautifully illustrated and written in an easily read manner. By all means read it from cover to cover as I did but it will be found just as enjoyable if the reader dips in at any section. For anyone following through any themes in the history of the navy there is a bonus in that the author has tried to follow the layout of Brian Lavery's seminal work Nelson's Navy in order to compare and contrast the navy in these two significant periods of its history.
This book is an impressive piece of work and is thoroughly recommended
Seaforth publishing. Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2008