Lady De Lancey at Waterloo: A Story of Duty and Devotion

by David Miller, Magdalene de Lancey

This is the intriguing and fully authenticated story of the British Army's first professional staff officer, his beautiful Scottish bride, and their doomed marriage. It includes the full text of both the "Narrative" and the little-known "Abridged Version," originally titled A Week At Waterloo in 1815: Lady de Lancey's being an account of how she nursed her husband, Colonel Sir W H Lancey, Quartermaster General of the Army, who was mortally wounded in the great battle.

Genres: History

248 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

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Reviews

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked the part actually written by Lady De Lancey. The half book that preceded it was a history of the characters (and by necessity the war leading up to Waterloo) that was a well-written summary. And the author did a good job of including relevant personal information, both in terms of the current culture and the main characters.

I'm not certain I agree with the 'story of duty and devotion' part. It was a story of a tragically short marriage and a remarkable woman.

The last part of the book was history of the descendents of the main characters (family history since Waterloo) that was rather less interesting to me.

If the book had ended one chapter after Lady De Lancey's diary, I'd have given it 4 stars.