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Napoleonic Lives: Researching the British Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars (How Your Ancestors Lived) Kindle Edition

by Carole Divall (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Two hundred years ago the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars convulsed the whole of Europe. These were key events in the history of the continent, and for Britain, and they are a fascinating field for historical and family history research. More records than ever are available on the men who served in the British army during the wars and on their families - and Carole Divalls new book is the perfect guide to how to locate and understand these sources - and get the most out of them. She gives a vivid insight into what soldiers lives were like during the period and shows how much of their experience can be recovered from the records. Using the full range of sources - contemporary military records, correspondence, diaries, memoirs she reconstructs in detail the stories of a representative group of individuals who took part in the wars - a soldier who saw action as a marine in the Mediterranean fleet, a Gordon Highlander who was taken prisoner, riflemen who served at Walcheren, in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, artillery men who played a crucial role in battles and in sieges, a gentry family whose sons served as officers in the Peninsula and in India, and two remarkable women who were among the many who went to war with the men. Carole Divalls informative and accessible book will be essential reading and reference for anyone who wants to find out about the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and is keen to understand the part an ancestor played in them.
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    Pen & Sword Family History
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    June 19, 2012
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Carole Divall specializes in military history, focusing in particular on the British army during the Napoleonic Wars. She has published articles on regimental history, the workings of the army of Wellington’s time and aspects of the key campaigns. Her publications include Redcoats Against Napoleon and Inside the Regiment, two studies of the officers and men of the 30th Regiment during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Napoleonic Lives and Wellington’s Worst Scrape: The Burgos Campaign 1812.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00USAEF2Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Family History (June 19, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 19, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 10061 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 274 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Joe Adair
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for genealogists
Reviewed in Canada on December 24, 2019
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This is a good read for the history. But if you want to learn how to research your British army ancestor, go elsewhere.
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Dibble
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2017
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Carole Divall's has always been high in my estimation of a military historian. The book brings the everyday military life into fascinating focus.
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Steve M.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the basics
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2024
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Helpful on some tips. Most of the book is a series of potted biographies of individual soldiers, which were interesting, but not what I was looking for.
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Katy Walters
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2012
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Napoleonic Lives: Researching the British Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars (How Your Ancestors Lived)  I found this a really enjoyable read. The prose is concise and it is well structured. For lovers of this era it gives great stories. It is one to dip into with pleasure.
Recommended.
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