{"product_id":"journal-of-the-waterloo-campaign","title":"Journal Of The Waterloo Campaign","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An outstanding picture of the haste, confusion, and uncertainty of both the campaign and the battle, written by a man who definitely was there!\"--Col. John R. Elting, author of \u003ci\u003eSwords Around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Waterloo Campaign\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the most famous personal accounts of the climactic three days which ended the military career and empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Captain Cavalié Mercer (1783-1868), commander of G Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery in Wellington's army, was a skilled writer who recorded the day's events each evening. As a result, readers can experience through Mercer's keen eye the turbulence and graphic immediacy of the entire campaign: the news of Napoleon's return from Elba; the landing of Wellington's forces in Belgium; the lulls and hard marching; the battle at Quatre Bras (where Mercer fired a few rounds at Napoleon himself); Wellington's retreat; the ferocious fighting at Waterloo; and Mercer's own bold contribution to the larger Allied victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e History, Wars \u0026amp; Conflicts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780306806513\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £8.49","offer_id":47909991121073,"sku":"SB-0306806517-C3","price":8.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0306806517.jpg?v=1789206062","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/journal-of-the-waterloo-campaign","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}