Wellington's Army:
Uniforms of the British Soldier
1812-1815

Napoleonic Newsdesk

by Paul Chamberlain

This is a new and exciting book coming from Greenhill during the summer months, presenting plates by Charles Hamilton Smith, with text by Philip Haythornthwaite.

Charles Hamilton Smith's illustrations of soldiers of the British Army are a faithful and delightful record of how Wellington's troops were uniformed and equipped.

Wellington's Army presents a collection of these sought after plates in a special, large format and provides a superb evocation of British military uniforms during the closing years of the Peninsula War and at the epic battle of Waterloo.

The plates, drawn from life and completed in 1814, cover all the branches of service including line infantry, light infantry and Rifles, heavy and light cavalry, general officers, foreign troops, artillery and engineers, and cadets and veterans. An incisive text that discusses the unit in question, the uniform and its significant features, accompany each plate. Wellington's Army also includes an extensive introduction analysing the evolution of the British Army of the period and examining the colourful life of Charles Hamilton Smith.

The book will be hardback price £40.00. For further information visit Greenhill's website at www.greenhillbooks.com

Napoleonic News Desk

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