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John Fremantle was on Wellington's personal staff through the later years of the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaigns.He had a uniquely privileged view of the general and tells of his exploits - good and bad. The letters were written to his uncle, who was effectively his guardian, an army man and no shrinking violet.Fremantle deals with military matters in detail and gives a great insight into Wellington's honest views of matters - not the sanitized diplomatic versions Wellington allowed to be published in later life. He also talks a great deal about the personalities in 'Wellington's family'

Fremantle, John, 1790-1845 -- Correspondence. --- Great Britain. Army. Coldstream Guards -- History. --- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. --- Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Correspondence. --- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. --- Soldiers --- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 --- Fremantle, John, --- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, --- Great Britain. --- History. --- Great Britain --- History, Military