aide=De-Camp to Wellington's Cavalry Captain ZSamuel Dudley by Drake-Jones,Stephen - 2008

PAC Publishers PVT Ltd, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. Light wave and page crease to first 2 pages.

Madrid [?]: PAC Publishers PVT Ltd, 2008. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Very good. 197, [1] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Inscribed on the title page by the author. Chairman of the Wellington Society of Madrid Stephen Drake-Jones had written a number of books about the Peninsular War. He has also written several Dickensian novels. The 16th was one of only 3 British Light cavalry regiments who fought constantly from 1809 through to Waterloo along with the 12th and 13th Light Dragoons. The 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 as the Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Horse. It was renamed as the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1751 and the 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards in 1765. It saw service for two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated into the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards in 1922.

PAC Publishers PVT Ltd, 2008. Very good. 8vo. 210 x 150mm, 193 pages. B/w photos, drawings. Book condition: Very good, clean, bright, not faded, faint crease to upper corner, tight binding, dedication signed by author on title page. Comments: The story of Captain Samuel Dudley's military service acting as Aide-de-Camp during the Peninsula Wars in Portugal and Spain during the period 1809-1810. Dedication signed by author on title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

PAC, 2008. Book. Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 145mm x 205mm. Moderate wear to covers. Inscribed to former owner on title-page. Otherwise internally clean. Binding good. 197pp.