tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post6325871705121985682..comments2024-03-28T19:58:17.811+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: The 'Journal of the Waterloo Campaign kept throughout the campaign of 1815' by Captain CavaliƩ MercerRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-46408476248200753132016-08-09T08:56:54.327+01:002016-08-09T08:56:54.327+01:00Paul Leeson,
Thanks for the link. I was not aware...Paul Leeson,<br /><br />Thanks for the link. I was not aware of these illustrations, and I will have a look at them as soon as I can.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-9621042465872441762016-08-09T08:55:13.065+01:002016-08-09T08:55:13.065+01:00Hi Bob
Are you aware of the drawings Mercer at the...Hi Bob<br />Are you aware of the drawings Mercer at the time that have only recently come to light...<br />see link.<br /><br />http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/eyewitness/c_Mercer.html<br />PaulPDLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016865723762814024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-2035998007792909132016-08-08T21:55:45.589+01:002016-08-08T21:55:45.589+01:00Edwin King,
Thanks. I may well have a look at thi...Edwin King,<br /><br />Thanks. I may well have a look at this myself.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-16645030493597390312016-08-08T21:28:15.234+01:002016-08-08T21:28:15.234+01:00At the risk of self-advertisement I have one at
h...At the risk of self-advertisement I have one at <br />http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/ListingPreview?vi=61057945&vli=140707Diplomatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154642903216207181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-55417378439216044882016-08-08T21:21:51.475+01:002016-08-08T21:21:51.475+01:00Edwin King,
Thanks for that very useful piece of ...Edwin King,<br /><br />Thanks for that very useful piece of information. I may well buy a copy if it isn't too expensive.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-44303694587922024332016-08-08T20:57:43.760+01:002016-08-08T20:57:43.760+01:00For people who like hard copies, an edition was pu...For people who like hard copies, an edition was published in 1985 as No 1 of Greenhill Book's Napoleonic Library.<br />Diplomatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154642903216207181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-89529850290591890902016-08-08T17:34:13.783+01:002016-08-08T17:34:13.783+01:00Stephen Briddon,
Mercer certainly claims to have ...Stephen Briddon,<br /><br />Mercer certainly claims to have had several close shaves during the battle, including the one that you mention.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-80235513749788061702016-08-08T17:08:30.862+01:002016-08-08T17:08:30.862+01:00I remember reading this year's ago. The part t...I remember reading this year's ago. The part that always stick in my mind include his nearest shave with death from a cannonball (which he claims just clipped his collar).Steve8https://www.blogger.com/profile/14084781288683778590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-13491847029036261812016-08-08T16:56:07.692+01:002016-08-08T16:56:07.692+01:00Thistlebarrow (Paul),
My copy was downloaded onto...Thistlebarrow (Paul),<br /><br />My copy was downloaded onto my Kindle from Amazon UK. It was free (always a good price!), but I'm not sure if it still is. It is certainly worth you having a look to see if it is.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54231114622517322142016-08-08T16:53:04.177+01:002016-08-08T16:53:04.177+01:00Jeremy Ramsey,
I always read memoirs with a certa...Jeremy Ramsey,<br /><br />I always read memoirs with a certain amount of scepticism, especially those written a long time after the events. Even if Mercer's recollections are not 100% accurate, they certainly are worth reading.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-18453753085177303712016-08-08T16:49:26.492+01:002016-08-08T16:49:26.492+01:00Ross Mac,
I recently downloaded a copy onto my Ki...Ross Mac,<br /><br />I recently downloaded a copy onto my Kindle from Amazon for nothing! I don't know if this offer was available outside the UK, but as it is out of copyright, a North American e-version should not be too expensive.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-67508015861181849962016-08-08T16:45:01.547+01:002016-08-08T16:45:01.547+01:00Jim Duncan,
I don't think that you will disap...Jim Duncan,<br /><br />I don't think that you will disappointed if you do.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-76619912934859304682016-08-08T14:09:38.211+01:002016-08-08T14:09:38.211+01:00Hi Bob
Is this an ebook? If so where did you fi...Hi Bob<br /><br />Is this an ebook? If so where did you find it<br /><br />regards<br /><br />Paulthistlebarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-78462117681844262532016-08-08T13:53:53.519+01:002016-08-08T13:53:53.519+01:00It's a good read but you need to keep in mind ...It's a good read but you need to keep in mind that it was written a long time after the event and throughout the intervening period Mercer was in a long dispute with the RA and Army hierarchy to gain what he considered his "just" reward for his (limited) Active Service. Some of the activities he attributes to his Troop aren't always borne out by other sources.Jeremy Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250118143994161913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-13457898288340080802016-08-08T13:32:01.580+01:002016-08-08T13:32:01.580+01:00I've often heard Mercer referenced in other wo...I've often heard Mercer referenced in other works but have never read him. I should search out an e-copy. <br /><br />Most of my favorite military history books are memoirs or at least from someone who was there from Xenophon and Caesar to Dunford.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-20355806501317818662016-08-08T13:12:40.345+01:002016-08-08T13:12:40.345+01:00I have this on my Kindle as yet unread. I shall el...I have this on my Kindle as yet unread. I shall elevate its position to nearer the top of my reading list.Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.com