This is the first guide to sites in the British Isles connected to the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars to be published. Stately homes, memorials, statues, dockyards, fortifications, tombs, churches, hospitals and museums associated with the wars are all described in vivid detail. There are hundreds of such sites with many of them being closely linked to military heroes like Wellington and Nelson and the forces they commanded.

Highpoints include not only St Paul’s Cathedral, Nelson’s Column and Apsley House in London but more obscure monuments and buildings outside the capital like Edinburgh Castle, HMS Victory in Portsmouth Dockyard, the Western Heights Fortifications in Dover, Fishguard invasion site in Wales, Castlebar battlefield in Ireland and Martello towers along the English coastline. Many minor sites of great interest are listed too.

David Buttery’s guidebook gives the reader a fascinating insight into this long period of conflict between the British and the French and into the buildings, statues and memorials that commemorate it.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Colour Plates
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Sailing with Nelson
  • An Unlikely Hero
  • Nelson’s County
  • Burnham Thorpe
  • Great Yarmouth
  • Norwich
  • Deal
  • Nelson’s London
  • Greenwich
  • Portsmouth
  • Case Study: HMS Victory
• Chapter 2 Marching with Wellington
  • Sepoy General
  • Southern Ireland
  • Wellington’s London
  • Case Study: Apsley House – Map 1
  • Wellington’s Mounting Blocks
  • Stratfield Saye House
  • Walmer Castle
• Chapter 3 Defending Great Britain
  • British Defensive Strategy
  • The Western Heights – Map 5
  • The Royal Military Canal
  • Circular Redoubts – Map 5
  • Case Study: Harwich Redoubt – Map 5
  • Dungeness Bastion – Map 5
  • Modified Fortresses
  • Thames and Medway Defences
  • South and South-west England
  • Case Study: Berry Head Fort – Map 8
• Chapter 4 Martello Towers
  • The Channel Islands Towers
  • English Towers
  • South Coast – Map 5
  • Tower Construction
  • East Coast – Map 5
  • Case Study: Dymchurch – Map 5
  • Case Study: Felixstowe – Map 5
  • Tower Armament
  • Ireland – Map 6
  • Scotland
  • The Invasion That Never Was
• Chapter 5 Monuments and Statues
  • London – Maps 1 & 2
  • Case Study: Nelson’s Column. WC2N 5DU – Map 1
  • English Counties
  • Scotland – Edinburgh – Map 4
  • Scottish Counties
  • Wales
  • Ireland
  • Recent Controversy
• Chapter 6 Tombs and Graves
  • St Paul’s Cathedral – Map 3
  • Case Study: Nelson’s State Funeral
  • Greenwich
  • Deal
  • Leicestershire
  • Edinburgh – Map 4
  • Fishguard (Wales)
  • Ireland
  • Summary
• Chapter 7 Facing Invasion
  • Bantry Bay – Map 7
  • The Invasion of Wales
  • Visiting Fishguard
  • The Great Rebellion – Map 7
  • Case Study: Vinegar Hill – Map 7
  • Killala Bay – Map 7
  • The Races of Castlebar
  • Visiting Castlebar
• Chapter 8 Museums and Heritage Centres
  • England – Map 8
  • Case Study: The National Maritime Museum
  • Scotland – Maps 4 & 8
  • Wales – Map 8
• Chapter 9 Exploring Great Britain
  • Travelling to Britain
  • Personal Identification
  • Planning an Itinerary
  • Tour Companies
  • Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Tours
  • Money and Cash Cards
  • Language
  • Where to Stay
  • Travel by Car or Taxi
  • Rail Travel
  • London Underground
  • Coach or Bus Travel
  • Walking and Cycling
  • Safety and Security
  • Photography and Drones
  • Summary
• Annotated Bibliography
• Plates