Memoirs and Correspondence of Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere, G. C. B.,

Excerpt from Memoirs and Correspondence of Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere, G. C. B., Etc., From His Family Papers, Vol. 1 of 2IN offering these Memoirs to the public, the Authors wish to take the opportunity of expressing their thanks to the various. Individuals by whose assistance they have been enabled to bring to a conclusion a work upon which for many months past they have been constantly engaged. To General Sir Thomas Brotherton, lieutenant-general Lord de Ros, lieutenant-general the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, k.h., Colonel Boyd, Colonel Tomp kinson, Colonel Luard, Colonel and Captain Tonnochy, to whom they are indebted for much valuable infor mation, they particularly desire to render their grateful acknowledgments. With such assistance, in addition to that derived from the private papers of the deceased General, and other sources of information to which they had access, the Authors trust that the volumes which they now submit to the judgment of their Readers will be found to contain a comprehensive view of the public and private life of one of England's most distinguished soldiers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.