The Story of Wellington

Contents: 1. The Fool of the Family (1769-93). 2. Wellington's Baptism of Fire (1794-97). 3. The Campaign of Seringapatam (1797-1800). 4. War with the Marhattas (1801-3). 5. Last years in India (1803-5). 6. Service in England, Ireland, and Denmark (1805-7). 7. The First Battles of the Peninsular War (1808). 8. Victory Abroad and Displeasure at Home (1808-9). 9. Sir Arthur's Return to Portugal (1809). 10. Talavera (1809). 11. Wellesley's Defence of Portugal (1809-10). 12. The Lines of Terres vedras (1810). 13. Massena beats a retreat (1810-11). 14. The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1811-12). 15. Badajoz and Salamanca. 16. The Closing Battles of the Peninsular War (1812-14). 17. The Prelude to the Waterloo Campaign (1814-15). 18. Ligny and Quatre Bras (1815). 19. Waterloo (1815). 20. Wellington the Statesman (1815-52).

This book deal with late 18th and early 19th century world, when history was being made by Wellington and Napoleon, the two great military strategists.

Wars with Tipu Sultan and Maratha made Wellington the hero of Waterloo and not the playgrounds of Aton as is generally claimed. The book also throws new light on Napoleon’s exploits during the above period.

It is an interesting life history of the ‘fool of family’ becoming renowned military general and a statesman.