The Life of Lord Hill, G.C.B., Late Commander of the Forces Sidney, The Rev. Edwin Military Biographies & Memoirs,The Napoleonic & French Revolutionary Wars

Biography of General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, GCB, GCH (1772 - 1842) who amongst other part of his life fought throughout the Peninsular campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars under the Duke of Wellington, fought at Waterloo all with distinction and well thought of by commanders and men and took command of British forces from Wellington when the latter left service, Includes b/w frontispiece of Hill. xvi, 395pp. Half-bound in brown morocco with marbled paper to remainder. Five raised bands to spine with gilt lettering and spine. Page edges marbled. Rubbing to extremities of boards. Endpapers renewed. Contemporary notes to title page.