1816 Battle of Waterloo NAPOLEONIC WARS von Blücher RARE Calcutta India Napoleon

1816 Battle of Waterloo NAPOLEONIC WARS von Blücher RARE Calcutta India Napoleon

“The Battle of Waterloo” is an intricate account of the famed confrontation on June 18, 1815, where Napoleon’s French army was defeated by the Seventh Coalition, led by the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal von Blücher. This pivotal moment, marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars, set the stage for a new era of peace known as the Pax Britannica. The book explores the strategic moves, battles, and aftermath, while also listing officers impacted and detailing honors bestowed upon units and individuals.

Remarkably, this unique edition, printed in Calcutta in 1816 from John Booth’s original 1815 London publication, is an exceedingly rare find with no other known copies of this specific printing globally.

Item number: #41453

Price: $550

[BOOTH, John]

The Battle of Waterloo. With Circumstantial Details Previous and After the Battle. To Which is Added an Alphabetical List of the Officers Killed and Wounded, as Also an Enumeration of the Waterloo Honours and Privileges, Conferred on Men and Officers with a List of the Regiments Entitled Thereto.

Calcutta: [John Booth], , 1816. RARE Calcutta Printing!

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • [2], lxxxviii, 134
    • Pagination errors expected
  • 2 illustrations (including frontispiece)
• Provenance: Stamp – Isaac Park
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Green cloth
• Size: ~8.25in X 5.5in (21cm x 14cm)
• Very rare

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