I will be presenting on the Lines of Torres Vedras at the War & Peace in the Age of Napoleon conference on 9 September 2022. The programme for this three day event has now been published.
On 22 July 2022 I will speaking on 'the Logistics of a 19 Century siege - Ciudad Rodrigo 1812. This will be a summary of the chapter that will appear in Zack White's Siege Warfare book expected to be published in 2023.
I will be presenting on the Lines of Torres Vedras at the War & Peace in the Age of Napoleon conference on 9 September 2022. The programme for this three day event has now been published.
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I have just completed a paper which I hope will become a chapter in the forthcoming book on sieges edited by Dr Zack White. A siege was an enormous logistical exercise. The actual siege was the easy bit assuming that you did the logistics correctly.
I am waiting for confirmation of its acceptance and the publication date. New speaking engagements include:
Waterloo Association, Royal Armouries, Leeds, 10 September 2022. I will be talking about the allied siege of San Sebastián in 1813. Waterloo Association. Higham Hall, 24-26 March 2023. I will be doing two talks about the Napoleonic services of Field Marshal John Burgoyne RE and the battle of Albuera 1811. With the Spanish historian Dra Silvia Gregorio Sainz, I am working on a new account of the Allied siege of San Sebastian in 1813. This book will make greater use of Spanish archival resources and new Spanish research on the controversial operation. Due to be published in autumn 2023 by Helion. (Excellent picture below is copyright Jordi Bru)
This book was published in autumn 2021 and is now available from Helion or all good booksellers. LINK
I have just published this on Kindle, so it is now available on paper or e-book.
Link to Amazon UK Link to Amazon.com My new book on the Napoleonic Services of John Fox Burgoyne was published in October 2020. It contains much new information on the campaigns in which Burgoyne served. There are 50 new maps and plans. His service included the Corunna campaign, Oporto in 1809, the sieges of Badajoz in 1811 and 1812; the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo; the attack on the Salamanca Forts, El Bodon; the siege of Burgos; the siege of San Sebastian and the actions in. the Pyrenees and France.
The final edit is underway on my new book on John Burgoyne, the first Field Marshal in the Royal Engineers. The book will cover his involvement in the Napoleonic Wars using much new archival material. Most of the book will cover his actions and observations during the Peninsular War.I will be making two presentations on the Lines of Torres Vedras and the Royal Engineers during the Peninsular war.
The Making of a Field Marshal. John Burgoyne RE.
This book will be published by Helion in March 2020. It covers the military service of the engineer, John Burgoyne, who was the first Field Marshal in the Corps of Royal Engineers. Burgoyne's military service exceeded seventy years! This book will cover his service up to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. |
AuthorMilitary historian and author specialising in the Peninsular War 1808-14 Archives
November 2024
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