Captain John Henry Cooke: 2 books

Memoirs of the Late War – Vol. I.

by Captain John Henry Cooke
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012

An anthology of memoirs of the Peninsular War and the abortive attack on Bergen-op-Zoom in 1814. This second volume includes two accounts from either end (chronologically) of Captain Cooke’s narrative on the initial campaign into Spain in 1809 under the Duke of Wellington, recounted by the Earl...

A Narrative of Events in the South of France

And of the Attack on New Orleans in 1814 and 1815

by Captain Sir John Henry Cooke
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012

Captain Cooke’s narrative starts with the his experiences in the South of France during the last days of the Peninsular War, and combines part travelogue with witty reminiscences of the jollity after peace was declared in 1814. The society and manners of a bruised and touchy French populace ever...