| #2972061 in Books | Pen and Sword | 2001-09-06 | 2001-07-04 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.62 x.33 x5.32l,.59 | File type: PDF | 120 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| "Keep Hougoumont"|By Ronnie Dewayne Guthrie|This small book is a great addition to anyone's list of Waterloo literature. Most books that I have read about Waterloo give the battle for Hougoumont at most a single chapter, but often much less. Wellington is quoted as saying that upon the closing of the gates of Hougoumont "rested the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo". Answeri
The desperate defence of the hamlet of Hougoumont by the Guards was the key to Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. It was 'a battle within a battle' and Wellington himself later declared that the outcome 'rested upon the closing of the gates at Hougoumont'.To call this a close run affair was indeed something of an understatement. This book bring to life the events of 18th June 1815 to both the visitor and reader at home.
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Hougoumont (Battleground Europe) | Julian Paget, Derek Saunders. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
