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portada Pitt's 'gallant Conqueror'
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2006
Language
English
Pages
258
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
184511177x
ISBN13
9781845111779
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Pitt's 'gallant Conqueror'

James Dreaper (Author) · I.B. Tauris · Hardcover

Pitt's 'gallant Conqueror' - James Dreaper

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Synopsis "Pitt's 'gallant Conqueror' "

The capture of Manila from the Spanish in October 1762 was an impressive victory, masterminded by a truly extraordinary leader. It was a battle that took British forces to the edge of the known world and caused William Pitt the Elder to refer to the General that commanded it, William Draper, as 'Manila's gallant conqueror'. "Pitt's Gallant Conqueror" tells the story of a brilliant general who also became a figure of controversy after becoming the victim of the political satirist 'Junius'. His greatest triumph - gaining a toehold in Manila and thus the Philippines - was marred as he fought long and hard for his 'just rewards' from the Manila ransom agreement and attracted savage satire. From his early years as a Guards officer in London, Draper had become a familiar figure in the social life of the capital where like so many of his peers he was in chronic financial straits from his gambling habits. A popular figure, he became a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge as well as a writer, sportsman, friend of poets and family man. His network of friends resulted in an incidental and lasting legacy from his involvement with drafting the laws of cricket. Using previously unpublished sources, James Dreaper has produced a groundbreaking new assessment of this unusual military figure, and a fascinating portrait of the times in which he served. "Pitt's Gallant Conqueror" illuminates the turbulent years of the mid eighteenth-century when there was still opportunity for military entrepreneurs to stamp their own mark on events.

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