General Sir Evelyn Wood — Cavalry in the Waterloo Campaign

London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this study on the cavalry and their formations during the Waterloo campaign, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, 4 fold-out plates, 2 plates, and 15 in-text illustrations. Collated complete. Reviewing the organisation of the French army, the French cavalry leaders and the crossing of the Sambre River, with details of the Battle of Ligny, Genappe, and Waterloo. Written by Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, a British army officer who served in several major conflicts including the Indian Mutiny where he was awarded the Victoria Cross as a Lieutenant. Previously owned by Alfred Wyndham Paget, a Royal Navy officer who became Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, sound with light shelf wear and bumping to the extremities, Some tide marks and fading to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light age toning to the edges. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: None. Good .