Napoleonic Britain (Hardback)
A Guide to Fortresses, Statues and Memorials of the French Wars 1792-1815
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781399084376
Published: 4th July 2023
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This is the first guide to sites in the British Isles connected to the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars to be published. Stately homes, memorials, statues, dockyards, fortifications, tombs, churches, hospitals and museums associated with the wars are all described in vivid detail. There are hundreds of such sites with many of them being closely linked to military heroes like Wellington and Nelson and the forces they commanded.
Highpoints include not only St Paul’s Cathedral, Nelson’s Column and Apsley House in London but more obscure monuments and buildings outside the capital like Edinburgh Castle, HMS Victory in Portsmouth Dockyard, the Western Heights Fortifications in Dover, Fishguard invasion site in Wales, Castlebar battlefield in Ireland and Martello towers along the English coastline. Many minor sites of great interest are listed too.
David Buttery’s guidebook gives the reader a fascinating insight into this long period of conflict between the British and the French and into the buildings, statues and memorials that commemorate it.
As a volunteer at the Napoleonic Harwich Redoubt, I read David Buttery’s ‘Napoleonic Britain’ with great interest. The period of the French wars from 1792 – 1815 was very turbulent for Britain, including the real fear of invasion. David Buttery’s book is a good guide to some of the legacy of that period which can be found, visited and experienced, including the Harwich Redoubt.
John Theobald, volunteer at the Napoleonic Harwich Redoubt
With clear very informative text, and well illustrated, I recommend David Buttery’s guide to anyone interested in the Napoleonic period and would like to understand it more.
Review as featured in
The Waterloo Journal, Autumn 2023
Highlight: 'Aside from being an important guide to historic sites, it is also a very informative and enjoyable read, telling the story of the selected buildings, statues and memorials...'
Review as featured in
The Kedge Anchor
Highlight: '...informative, entertaining, educational, even inspiring - it quite makes you want to get out the maps and plan a tour.'
This is the perfect tour guide for history lover in the UK. Every chapter is about an event or key player in the Napoleonic war. There are so many pictures and tips for the different statues and buildings. I would definitely recommend for travellers and enthusiasts!
NetGalley, Naomi Sutherland
As featured in
Military History Matters - Issue 136, October/November 2023
Part history book, part travel guide, this book is valuable and informative for anyone interested in the Regency period or the Napoleonic Wars. For those planning to travel in the UK, this book is an excellent source for what to see and how to get there.
NetGalley, Andrea Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
NetGalley, Karen Bull
Absolutely loved this book. Really made me think of the history around us that we don't notice.
Worth reading.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
NetGalley, Immanuel Raja
Overall, nice book nothing to nitpick In this book, the author makes us explores the great history of the Napoleonic Britain era monuments, Churches, tombs, personalities, museums, statues and so on.
Special mention should be made about the Chapter 9 because in that chapter David Buttery gives complete knowledge on how to plan for Britain tour.
In that chapter, Author David previously worked as a tourist guide so he uses that expertise and gives his insight on where to stay, photography, by which mode of transport we need to choose based on needs and so on..
About David Buttery
David Buttery has established a reputation as a leading historian of nineteenth-century British military history. He has made a particular study of the Napoleonic and Crimean wars. He has worked in newspapers and museums and has published extensively in many of the leading military history periodicals including the Victorian Military Society's journal, The Leicestershire Chronicle and Military Illustrated. His most recent books are Wellington Against Massena: The Third Invasion of Portugal 1810-1811, Messenger of Death: Captain Nolan and the Charge of the Light Brigade, Wellington Against Junot: The First Invasion of Portugal 1807-1808 and the Waterloo Battlefield Guide.
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