EPISODE · Mar 30, 2013 · 36 MIN
1408 Harry Smith: India
from The History Network
By 1840 Harry Smith was a veteran soldier of the British Empire, he had joined the Army in 1805 and had seen active service in South America, the Peninsular Campaign where under the Duke of Wellington, he witnessed the burning of the Capitol in Washington, was a Brigade Major at Waterloo and in South Africa had commanded a division in the Xhosa wars before being appointed Governor of the Province of Queen Adelaide. Dur: 37mins File: .mp3
Embed this episode
Ready to play
1408 Harry Smith: India
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.