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Our Davy: General Sir David Baird, K.B., 1757-1829
by Haley, Arthur H
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0951142755
- ISBN 13
- 9780951142752
- Seller
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Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom
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About This Item
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 when his left arm was shattered by a volley of grapeshot.
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- Bookseller
- Hanselled Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 074625
- Title
- Our Davy: General Sir David Baird, K.B., 1757-1829
- Author
- Haley, Arthur H
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0951142755
- ISBN 13
- 9780951142752
- Publisher
- Bullfinch Publications
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 21.6 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm
- Keywords
- biography history
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Autobiography/Biography;
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Hanselled Books has been providing Quality Online Service since 2002. We were an exclusively web based business but in October 2009 we opened retail premises in Burntisland Fife, allowing us to expand the range of books on offer.We stock a range of second-hand and new books; we are particularly strong in Scottish Interest and difficult to find titles. With over 16,000 book titles in stock we are sure you will find something to suit your wants.