By fire and bayonet :: Grey's West Indies campaign of 1794 /
There have been few books about Grey's glorious (but ultimately ill-fated) West Indies campaign in the early years of the long and terrible wars of 1793-1815, yet five of the subalterns in Grey's expeditionary force went on to command divisions in Wellington's Peninsula army, another...
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| Zusammenfassung: | There have been few books about Grey's glorious (but ultimately ill-fated) West Indies campaign in the early years of the long and terrible wars of 1793-1815, yet five of the subalterns in Grey's expeditionary force went on to command divisions in Wellington's Peninsula army, another two commanded the Iron Duke's Royal Artillery, and one (Richard Fletcher) - famously - the Royal Engineers. The tactics used by Sir Charles Grey were as far removed as can be imagined from the traditional image of the two-deep British line delivering massed volleys at pointblank range. The invasions of Martinique, St Lucia and Guadeloupe were raids undertaken by Special Forces, who were instructed to operate in open order, in silence and at bayonet-point, all attacks went in with unloaded muskets. Most of the heavy-duty fighting was undertaken by converged flank battalions, grenadiers and light infantrymen - assembled under hand-picked field officers and used as stormtroopers in every major assault, here were French revolutionary war tactics that are largely unexplored and largely undocumented (at least in modern times). Sir Charles Grey was one of the most aggressive British generals of the era - something his gentlemanly appearance and demeanor did not immediately indicate. Ever cheerful and optimistic - and humane and loyal to his friends - his ability to deliver needle-sharp assaults and then harry a defeated enemy (the latter being something at which British generals of the Napoleonic era were distinctly mediocre) makes him one of the more interesting personalities of the early portion of the 'Great War with France'. If he was not ultimately unsuccessful, it was not his fault: he was robbed of the resources he needed at the outset, then given virtually no reinforcements by Horse Guards. The great killer on this campaign was not the French... it was disease: principally, Yellow Fever. Of the 6,200 men who landed with Grey on Martinique in February 1794, some 4,100 were dead by Christmas - such then is By Fire and Bayonet an account of a very dramatic period for the British Army in the West Indies. It took many years to learn the lessons presented by the campaign, but for the young officers who survived, it provided some invaluable lessons that were put to good use 15 or 20 years later in the British Army of a later era. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (ix, 244 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Brown, Steve (Historian), author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJGdTWWdXxkw34Xqv8DMP By fire and bayonet : Grey's West Indies campaign of 1794 / Steve Brown. West Midlands, England : Helion & Company Limited, 2018. 1 online resource (ix, 244 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier From reason to revolution 1721-1815 ; no. 10 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Table of content; List of Plates; List of Maps; Preface; Acknowledgements; Naming Conventions; Prologue; 1. Never was a Kingdom Less Prepared.; 2. Grey.; 3. Jervis.; 4. Ostend and Back.; 5. The Knife-Edge; 6. The Capture of Tobago; 7. A Lock Step Banditti; 8. Landing and Consolidation; 9. Falstaff's Corps; 10. Saint Lucia; 11. High-Water Mark; 12. Enter Hugues; 13. We Have Been Greatly Neglected; 14. Prize Money; 15. Daily Expected; 16. The Cost; 17. The People; Appendices; 1. British Forces in Windward & Leeward Islands June 1793. 2. Return of Troops Disembarked at Barbados 1 February 1794.3. French Garrison of Martinique February 1794.; 4. Returns of British Forces in Windward & Leeward Islands in 1794.; 5. State of Martinique Garrison in November 1794.; 6. Grey's Officers.; 7. Royal Navy Squadron at Martinique, February 1794.; 8. Royal Navy Squadron at Guadeloupe, April 1794.; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover There have been few books about Grey's glorious (but ultimately ill-fated) West Indies campaign in the early years of the long and terrible wars of 1793-1815, yet five of the subalterns in Grey's expeditionary force went on to command divisions in Wellington's Peninsula army, another two commanded the Iron Duke's Royal Artillery, and one (Richard Fletcher) - famously - the Royal Engineers. The tactics used by Sir Charles Grey were as far removed as can be imagined from the traditional image of the two-deep British line delivering massed volleys at pointblank range. The invasions of Martinique, St Lucia and Guadeloupe were raids undertaken by Special Forces, who were instructed to operate in open order, in silence and at bayonet-point, all attacks went in with unloaded muskets. Most of the heavy-duty fighting was undertaken by converged flank battalions, grenadiers and light infantrymen - assembled under hand-picked field officers and used as stormtroopers in every major assault, here were French revolutionary war tactics that are largely unexplored and largely undocumented (at least in modern times). Sir Charles Grey was one of the most aggressive British generals of the era - something his gentlemanly appearance and demeanor did not immediately indicate. Ever cheerful and optimistic - and humane and loyal to his friends - his ability to deliver needle-sharp assaults and then harry a defeated enemy (the latter being something at which British generals of the Napoleonic era were distinctly mediocre) makes him one of the more interesting personalities of the early portion of the 'Great War with France'. If he was not ultimately unsuccessful, it was not his fault: he was robbed of the resources he needed at the outset, then given virtually no reinforcements by Horse Guards. The great killer on this campaign was not the French... it was disease: principally, Yellow Fever. Of the 6,200 men who landed with Grey on Martinique in February 1794, some 4,100 were dead by Christmas - such then is By Fire and Bayonet an account of a very dramatic period for the British Army in the West Indies. It took many years to learn the lessons presented by the campaign, but for the young officers who survived, it provided some invaluable lessons that were put to good use 15 or 20 years later in the British Army of a later era. Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1729-1807. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95037547 Great Britain. Army History 18th century. Grande-Bretagne. Army Histoire 18e siècle. Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1729-1807 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgRRTv73CXFFB7HfMrH4q Great Britain. Army fast West Indies History 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011004339 English West Indian Expedition, 1793-1794. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043982 HISTORY Latin America Mexico. bisacsh West Indies fast Caribbean region. (NL-LeOCL)078464927 gtt English West Indian Expedition (1793-1794) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBb7vQKfyKC4tQ4Fxhb 1700-1799 fast History fast Print version: Brown, Steve (Lighting designer). By fire and bayonet. West Midlands, England : Helion & Company Limited, 2018 9781911512608 (OCoLC)973919734 From reason to revolution 1721-1815 (Series) ; no. 10. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2017153907 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2097633 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Brown, Steve (Historian) By fire and bayonet : Grey's West Indies campaign of 1794 / From reason to revolution 1721-1815 (Series) ; Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Table of content; List of Plates; List of Maps; Preface; Acknowledgements; Naming Conventions; Prologue; 1. Never was a Kingdom Less Prepared.; 2. Grey.; 3. Jervis.; 4. Ostend and Back.; 5. The Knife-Edge; 6. The Capture of Tobago; 7. A Lock Step Banditti; 8. Landing and Consolidation; 9. Falstaff's Corps; 10. Saint Lucia; 11. High-Water Mark; 12. Enter Hugues; 13. We Have Been Greatly Neglected; 14. Prize Money; 15. Daily Expected; 16. The Cost; 17. The People; Appendices; 1. British Forces in Windward & Leeward Islands June 1793. 2. Return of Troops Disembarked at Barbados 1 February 1794.3. French Garrison of Martinique February 1794.; 4. Returns of British Forces in Windward & Leeward Islands in 1794.; 5. State of Martinique Garrison in November 1794.; 6. Grey's Officers.; 7. Royal Navy Squadron at Martinique, February 1794.; 8. Royal Navy Squadron at Guadeloupe, April 1794.; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1729-1807. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95037547 Great Britain. Army History 18th century. Grande-Bretagne. Army Histoire 18e siècle. Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1729-1807 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgRRTv73CXFFB7HfMrH4q Great Britain. Army fast English West Indian Expedition, 1793-1794. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043982 HISTORY Latin America Mexico. bisacsh |
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| title | By fire and bayonet : Grey's West Indies campaign of 1794 / |
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| title_full | By fire and bayonet : Grey's West Indies campaign of 1794 / Steve Brown. |
| title_fullStr | By fire and bayonet : Grey's West Indies campaign of 1794 / Steve Brown. |
| title_full_unstemmed | By fire and bayonet : Grey's West Indies campaign of 1794 / Steve Brown. |
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| topic | Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1729-1807. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95037547 Great Britain. Army History 18th century. Grande-Bretagne. Army Histoire 18e siècle. Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1729-1807 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgRRTv73CXFFB7HfMrH4q Great Britain. Army fast English West Indian Expedition, 1793-1794. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043982 HISTORY Latin America Mexico. bisacsh |
| topic_facet | Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1729-1807. Great Britain. Army History 18th century. Grande-Bretagne. Army Histoire 18e siècle. Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1729-1807 Great Britain. Army West Indies History 18th century. English West Indian Expedition, 1793-1794. HISTORY Latin America Mexico. West Indies Caribbean region. History |
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