Monday, 1 January 2024

13th Light Dragoons by Richard Knötel


 From the wiki
The regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Shapland Boyse and forming part of the 7th Cavalry Brigade, but operationally attached to the 5th Cavalry Brigade, next took part in the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.[25][26] The regiment charged repeatedly during the day and completely routed a square of French infantry.[27] An officer of the 13th wrote:

Our last and most brilliant charge, was at the moment that Lord Hill, perceiving the movement of the Prussian army, and finding the French Imperial Guard on the point of forcing a part of the British position, cried out, - "Drive them back, 13th!" such an order from such a man, could not be misconstrued, and it was punctually obeyed.[28]

A Private of the 13th Light Dragoons, Aquatint by J C Stadler after Charles Hamilton Smith, 1812.

16th Light Dragoons in the Waterloo campaign by David Blackmore

 A history book written by the author of the below series of novels.

Making extensive use of previously unpublished material this book gives an unprecedented view of the Waterloo Campaign from the viewpoint of a single regiment. It reveals the preparations that preceded the battle, the role of the regiment in the battle, and the long months spent in France after Paris fell, until the regiment finally returned home in December 1815. An Order Book for the year, and letters and diaries of several officers, shed light on the internal life of the regiment and their – occasionally humorous – social life.

Wellington's Dragoon series

 

Author David Blackmore

I haven't read these as I am currently reading the Hervey book but I shall try these.

From the publisher

Here we have Wellington’s Dragoon book 1 - 3 

By David Blackmore, author 

Book 1 - To The Douro

A young man's decision to fight leads to a war within a war...
To love...
To loss...
...and a quest for vengeance, as he plays a vital role for the future Duke of Wellington.

Book 2 - SECRET LINES

Wellington's Dragoon Book Two

From the battlefield of Talavera,
by way of the guerrilla’s merciless war,
to the back streets of Lisbon,
our hero fights to keep Wellington’s great secret.
Can Michael gain the revenge he seeks and protect the Secret Lines?

Book 3 - Behind The Lines

Book 4 - Out very soon

From Buçaco to the fortified lines where the French are finally stopped,
Behind the lines in Lisbon where the secret war continues,
Through the devastated Portuguese countryside,
Michael Roberts continues his war, has a chance for love, kills, and becomes a changed man.

All available on Amazon


The Charge of the Second Brigade of Cavalry, Battle of Waterloo

 By Denis Dighton


Scott Lesch's Armies in plastic British infantry square

 Range here


Ex Force 95th Rifles by Olivier Philippon

 These are first class.