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By Fire and Bayonet: Grey's West Indies Campaign of 1794

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There have been few books about Grey's glorious (but ultimately ill—fated) West Indies campaign in the early years of the long and terrible wars of 1793—1815, yet five of the subalterns in Grey's expeditionary force went on to command divisions in Wellington's Peninsula army; another two commanded the Iron Duke's Royal Artillery; and one (Richard Fletcher) — famously — the Royal Engineers.

The tactics used by Sir Charles Grey were as far removed as can be imagined from the traditional image ...