Redcoats to Red Roses

<p><strong>Discover the epic untold story of the British regiments that challenged and defeated Napoleon's empire across the globe.</strong></p><p><em>Redcoats to Red Roses: Volume II - 1803 to 1815</em> is the definitive <strong>military history</strong> of the forebears of <strong>The Queen's Lancashire Regiment</strong> (the 30th 40th 47th 59th 81st and 82nd Regiments of Foot) during the pivotal <strong>Napoleonic War</strong>. From the breakdown of the Peace of Amiens in 1803 to the final victory at Waterloo in 1815 these brave soldiers fought on five continents and seas across the world<sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>999</sup>.</p><p></p><p>This comprehensive volume vividly recounts their long struggle against Buonaparte's lieutenants culminating in a clash with the Emperor himself on the field of <strong>Waterloo</strong><sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>10</sup>. Follow the extraordinary journey of the $40^{th}$ Foot one of just three regiments who fought throughout the entire six-year <strong>Peninsula War</strong> in Spain Portugal and the South of France and the only one of those to also take part in the crowning victory of Waterloo<sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>11</sup></p><p></p><p>Inside you will find detailed battalion-level accounts of major campaigns and more than fifty battles and sieges<sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>12</sup> including:</p><p></p><ul><li>The War of the Third Coalition and the Battle of Maida<sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>13131313</sup>.</li><li>The South America Campaign including the Storming of Montevideo<sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>14</sup>.</li><li>Roliça Vimeiro and the legendary Retreat to Corunna<sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>15151515</sup>.</li><li>The desperate Defence of Portugal behind the Lines of Torres Vedras<sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>16161616</sup>.</li><li>The bloody Sieges and Storming of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz<sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>17171717</sup>.</li><li>The Battle of Salamanca Vitoria and the invasion of France<sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>18181818</sup>.</li><li>The pivotal role of the $30^{th}$ and $40^{th}$ at the <strong>Waterloo Campaign</strong><sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>19191919</sup>.</li><li>Campaigns in the East Indies including the Capture of Java<sup style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>20202020</sup>.</li></ul><p>An essential read for anyone interested in <strong>British Army History</strong> the <strong>Peninsular War</strong> and the crucial role of these regiments in defeating Napoleon. <strong>Regimental history</strong> brought to life!</p>