Featured battle : Liége

Part of The War of the Spanish Succession

Date : 13 October 1702 - 29 October 1702

Initial sudden investment of the Liége Citadel by 50 squadrons and a similar action against Fort Chartreuse, on the 13th October. Trenches opened on the 20th and artillery opened action the next day. Late on the 23rd a practicable breach had been opened in the citadel which was successfully stormed. The Fort was subjected to heavy bombardment and the Governor surrendered on the 29th October.

The Light Division in the Peninsular War 1808-1811

Tim Saunders & Rob Yuill
Our opinion of this book is best summed up by imploring the authors, Tim Saunders and Bob Yuill, to let us have volume two as soon as possible. This book about the Light Division is well focused and doesn’t drift off into writing about the wider campaign more than is necessary to tell the Division’s story. Of particular interest are the many insights into the lives of the officers and ordinary infantry soldiers between the battles. The story flows easily along the timeline from the Division’s inception to its fruition.
There are a large number of maps and photographs interspersed throughout the text. Many photographs are of the locations today which would be a big help to anyone visiting the battlefields and marching routes.
We highly recommend this book and look forward to volume two.

Pen & Sword Military, 2020