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The Best Battalion Commander of the Peninsular War? (Sir Hugh Gough, Part 1)
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Today's episode is the first of three exploring the life of Sir Hugh Gough - Peninsular War veteran and commander of the British and EIC forces during the Sikh Wars.
I am joined by Gough's biographer, Christopher Brice, and In today's installment we learn about Gough's background and his early years in Ireland. Chris puts forward the case that Gough was the best British Battalion Commander of the Peninsular War. What do you think?
Sign up for my mailing list over at https://redcoathistory.com/newsletter/ to get your free copy of my eBook about the Anglo-Zulu War.
Here is the link to Chris's book - https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/brave-as-a-lion-the-life-and-times-of-field-marshal-hugh-gough-1st-viscount-gough.php?sid=2aef12a43188212aa361c35e11643052 - add the discount code LION2020 to save 20%.
104 episodes
Manage episode 342748936 series 3284494
Today's episode is the first of three exploring the life of Sir Hugh Gough - Peninsular War veteran and commander of the British and EIC forces during the Sikh Wars.
I am joined by Gough's biographer, Christopher Brice, and In today's installment we learn about Gough's background and his early years in Ireland. Chris puts forward the case that Gough was the best British Battalion Commander of the Peninsular War. What do you think?
Sign up for my mailing list over at https://redcoathistory.com/newsletter/ to get your free copy of my eBook about the Anglo-Zulu War.
Here is the link to Chris's book - https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/brave-as-a-lion-the-life-and-times-of-field-marshal-hugh-gough-1st-viscount-gough.php?sid=2aef12a43188212aa361c35e11643052 - add the discount code LION2020 to save 20%.
104 episodes
Alle Folgen
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