Excerpt from Edwards's Military Catalogue: Books, Pamphlets, Plates, &C. On Military History and Biography Narratives of Expeditions and Campaigns, Land Battles and Sea Fights, Sieges and Blockades in All Ages and Countries; The Art of War, Army and Navy Administration, Regimental Records N Ow that the compiler's task is finished and he is departing To morrow to fresh fields and pastures new, ' he needs scarcely add that he leaves London, the home of British enterprise and commerce, of British politics and literature - more especially its literary and scientific associations - with some pangs of regret. To a host of friends in and out of the Trade he bids adieu, as well as to old colleagues, printers, compositors, and readers, whose generous help will always be grate fully: remembered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.