A Close Run Thing: A Novel of Wellington's Army of 1815 (Matthew Hervey)

In the tradition of Patrick OBrians beloved historical military adventures comes the first in a dashing new series featuring Cornet Matthew Hervey a young cavalry officer in Wellingtons army of 1815.   A Close Run Thing. For two decades since the French Revolution England and her allies have fought a seemingly endless war to loosen Bonapartes stranglehold on Europe. Matthew Hervey a twenty-three-year-old parsons son has risen through the ranks of His Majestys cavalry to a junior command in the 6th Light Dragoons. . Torn by ambition and ensnared in the intrigues of Wellingtons army Matthew struggles to shape his destiny but his efforts are about to be cast to the winds of fate. For amid the clash of armies he will find himself a catalyst in the battle of the century...near the small Belgian village of Waterloo.