Memoirs of the Life of the late Right Honourable John Lindesay, Earl of Craufurd and Lindesay; Lord Lindesay of Glenesk; and Lord Lindesay of the Byers. One of the Sixteen Peers for Scotland , Lieutenant- General of His Majesty's Forces; and Colonel of the Royal North British Grey Dragoons.
London. Printed for Henry Kopp. 1753. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 25.5x 20cm, first edition, [x,xxxviii],432,[11]p., with 4 (of 5) folding maps, appendix, wanting frontis portrait, 2 pages defective, (half page loss from the subscribed list & one chapter vignette defective), trimmed, foxed, rebound in half nineteenth brown rowan sheep and marbled boards, leather rubbed and worn, hinges cracked, a good sound working copy (ds1) The appendix includes account of Crauford's wounds. Contains his participation, while in the Imperial Army, 1738-9, in the campaigns against the Turks in the Danube area focusing on the Battle of "Krotzka" in which Craufurd distinguished himself and was wounded. He served as a volunteer under Prince Eugene in 1733 (Thirty Years War) at the Battle of "Claussen". He took part in campaigns in Germany (Dettingen 1743, and Fontenoy). He was also involved in suppressing the 1746 Jacobite rebellion and died at Aix la Chappelle (Netherlands campaign) in 1748. A scarce biography of an interesting 18th century military commander. Item #9574
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