Our Davy: General Sir David Baird, KB, 1757-1829 Tapa blanda - 1989

Paperback. Very Good.

Bullfinch Publications. Undated c1989 Bullfinch Publications edition paperback; as new, just some storage wear; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . As New. Paperback. 1989.

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) Baird was one of the most able military commanders in India at the time of Wellesley's Governorship. His experiences included incarceration as a POW for 4 years, the campaign and battle of Seringapatam, his campaign in Egypt 1801-2, the capture of the Cape of Good Hope 1805, and the Corunna Campaign 1808-9 where he was wounded. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Bullfinch Publishing) (ISBN: 0951142755) (Pagination: 175pp, 9 illustrations, 6 maps and diagrams) (Condition: vg in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

UK: Bullfinch Publications, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good. 21.6 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm. p/b 175 pages, condition is very good. In 1772, at the age of 15, David Baird left his Edinburgh home to start his military career as an ensign in the British Army. Eight years later, severely wounded, he was languishing in an Indian goal with other survivors of a detachment of British and sepoys that had been utterly defeated by the Army of Hyder Ali of Mysore. Released after nearly four years, few of his fellow prisoners saw active service again. Yet Baird was to spend 25 more adventurous years in the Service. OUR DAVY tells the story of those years in episodes each developing to its climax followed by the seemingly to its climax followed by the seeming inevitable anticlimax: his storming and capture of the fortified city where he had been held captive; his epic crossing of theArabian Desert with 7,000 men; his capture and Governorship of the Cape of Good Hope; and finally, the retreat to Corunna with the ensuing Battle… Leer más

Bullfinch Publications, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good. p/b 175 pages, condition is very good. In 1772 at the age of 15, David Baird left his Edinburgh home to start his military career as an ensign in the British Army, Eight years later, severely wounded, he was languishing in an Indian gaol with other survivors of a detachment of British and sepoys that had been utterly defeated by the Army of Hyder Ali of Mysore. Released after nearly four years, few of his fellow prisoners saw active service again. Yet Baird was to spend 25 more adventurous years in the Service.

Bullfinch Publications, 1989. Book. Good. Soft cover. pictorial gloss card covers, a one inch split at the foot of the lower joint and thus good only, but a tightly bound copy with an unmarked text, 174pp.