Lanterna Rally

Author: Theresa Stewart Londonderry

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-07

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780267997718

Excerpt from Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh In so short a review it is impossible to do more than allude to the most interesting correspondence extant between Lord Castlereagh and the Duke of Wellington, or, as he then was, Sir Arthur Wellesley: in particular, a private letter advising Sir Arthur as to his conduct after the Convention of Cintra and mentioning his dismay at seeing Wellesley's name appended to it. That Lord Castlereagh paid immense attention to detail can be seen in his despatches to the generals employed in the Peninsular Campaign. Those to Sir John Moore especially will well repay perusal, as showing his confidence in that great soldier and his determination to furnish him with the best possible troops. In one of his last despatches to Sir John Moore he writes: In order that your option with respect to availing yourself of the support of the troops proceeding to Coruna may be as unfettered as it is in our power to make it, more particularly that you may be enabled to make use of the Brigade of Guards, whose efficiency for active service you are well acquainted with, it has been decided to send the battalions named in the margin as speedily as possible to the Tagus.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.