WELLINGTON'S SWITZERS: THE WATTEVILLE REGIMENT (1801-1816) - A SWISS REGIMENT OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN EGYPT, THE MEDITERRANEAN, SPAIN AND CANADA.

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Pioneering regimental study. The Watteville Regiment was formed in 1801 for the British Army. It began service in Egypt (1801) then in the Mediterranean where it particularly at Maida (1806). It was part of the garrison besieged in the Spanish city of Cadiz. Finally the regiment was sent across the Atlantic to defend Canada against the United States and saw action at Oswego and before being sent to the Niagara front. At Fort Erie, the action was marked by both controversy and individual fortitude. Includes 23 maps and 12 tables.