HAMILTON'S CAMPAIGN WITH MOORE AND WELLINGTON DURING THE PENINSULAR WAR; original and compiled, published for the author
first edition
1847 · Troy, NY
by [HAMILTON, Anthony ]
Troy, NY: Prescott & Wilson, 1847. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 163. First edition, lacks the front blank, end papers and some leaves stained, a good copy bound in publisher's blind stamped cloth. Anthony Hamilton (b.1779)enlisted in the 43rd Light Infantry and served in the battle of Vimiero,Corunna, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca and Vittoria. In thelatter he was captured by the French. After service in the West Indies,Hamilton was discharged at Quebec in 1819 as a sergeant , eventuallysettling in the United States. (Inventory #: 56189)