Royal Highlander: A Soldier of H. M. 42nd (Royal) Highlanders During the Peninsular; South of France and Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars Scotland's famous kilted soldiers against Napoleon James Anton was a Scottish highlander whose taste for adventure led him to join the militia and then the regular infantry-as a soldier of the 42nd-The Royal Highlanders. The Peninsular War had been raging for years before Anton landed in northern Spain to see action at Nivelle as the war turned from the Iberian Peninsula to the campaign in southern France. After hard campaigning and more battles; the First Restoration seemed to bring an end to Napoleon's wars. Anton left the Continent for garrison duty in Ireland-but Napoleon had not yet done with Europe; and shortly Anton and his kilted comrades were embarked once again and on their way to the battlefields of Quatre Bras and Waterloo; where they would take part in events that would be indelibly engraved in the history of warfare.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy MontecristoVery well researched and detailed book; as expected!4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Almost FantasticBy Lord ClareMcGarry's attempt at chronicling the campaigns of the Wild Geese is a very refreshing modern take on the subject matter; however; it did not cover everything; and what it did cover was not detailed enough for my tastes. Indeed; much of the brigade's combat history is passed over with but a brief mention; the author focusing on the more famous of the brigade's campaigns - Fontenoy and the '45 prominent amongst them; however Cremona receives nowhere near as much attention as it deserves. Thus it can't compare with the overwhelming amount of information of Callaghan's work; which has problems of its own; as it often gets bogged down with unnecessary details; but McGarry's work does provide a more modern take on this most neglected area of Franco-Irish military history. My last gripe was that it was just too short to be considered the definitive account - as this is more of an overview of the brigade's major campaigns; and hence I felt that more; much more; could have been added; and covered in greater depth. A descent account; laid low by lack of more in depth detail; and the complete absence of descent maps.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Eileen LonerganSo glad to have this book. It arrived promptly in excellent condition. Many thanks.
