Tale of Two Soldiers ~Waterloo #history #amreading #Regency
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According to Wellington he was “a rough foul-mouthed devil as ever lived.”
Hardly a recommendation, although Wellington added that he found him capable. Picton’s cruelty when Governor of Trinidad saw him put on trial for torture. Although convicted, the conviction was later overturned.
He fought in the Peninsula War then became a member of parliament. When war broke out again, he headed for Waterloo. He arrived, but his luggage didn’t. He rode into battle in a top hat.
That must have made people look twice. It probably marked him as a target, too.
Welsh folklore says that his top hat was shot off by a cannonball moments before his death.
Sadly, he was the most senior officer killed in the conflict. Although, some historians think he was so hated by his own troops that one of them shot him.
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
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he is no stranger to pleasurable company from ladies of the night,
Major Richard Rothbury of the royal dragoons is not the kind of man
who will stand idly by as a woman is taken against her will, and when
he witnesses a disreputable cad attempting to force himself on a girl
in a back alley, he does not hesitate to intervene.
after the grateful young woman offers herself to Rothbury, he is
shocked to discover that not only was she no harlot, she was a maiden
and he has deflowered her. Furious at the girl’s scandalous
behavior and her carelessness with her own safety, Rothbury chastises
her soundly.
she is due to inherit one of the largest fortunes in England, the
fact that she cannot touch the money until she marries or turns
thirty has kept Elizabeth completely at the mercy of her cruel uncle,
and for years she has been treated as if she were a servant. Her
encounter with Lord Rothbury is by far the most exciting thing that
has ever happened to her, but while he shows great concern for her
safety, he refuses to believe that she is anything more than a
serving girl.
having made it clear that he doesn’t consider a match between them
to be possible, when Elizabeth disobeys him Rothbury proves more than
ready to strip her bare, punish her harshly, and then enjoy her
beautiful body in the most shameful of ways. But can she dare to hope
that he will one day make her his wife, or is she destined to spend
her life being wickedly used?
Note: Wickedly
Used: A Dark Regency Romance includes
spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please
don’t buy this book.
Thank you so muchfor letting me drop by
My pleasure!