Hailsham Barracks

Author:   Stephen Levine
Publisher:   Loncastle South
ISBN:  

9798223436331


Pages:   82
Publication Date:   27 September 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Great Britain was at war with France after the breakdown of the Treaty of Amiens in 1803. Napoleon was ravishing Europe and there was great concern about an invasion across the English Channel. The authorities decided that they needed additional defences and a new department was set up by the War Office. They considered the south coast most vulnerable and began a large and expensive program of barrack building. This is a story about one such infantry barrack built in a small town in Sussex. I tell this story of the Barrack Master's Office and the building of the barrack. There is information about the comings and goings of the many regiments that visited Hailsham while the barrack was maintained. After the defeat of Napoleon many barracks along the southern counties were closed. This is a record of all the regiments that visited along with church burial records that have survived. Soldiers were dying of disease, accidents, fights and the occasional suicide. Life was very difficult for the regular soldier.

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Author:   Stephen Levine
Publisher:   Loncastle South
Imprint:   Loncastle South
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.113kg
ISBN:  

9798223436331


Pages:   82
Publication Date:   27 September 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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I was born in North London and educated in Hove, Sussex, and London. After many years travelling around the world and setting up and managing new branches for a holiday tour company, I returned to England. In the 1970s, I started my own business in retail in Swindon, Wiltshire. As a lifelong philatelist, in 1985, I moved with my family to Eastbourne, East Sussex, and opened an online and retail stamp shop. Writing poetry and short stories, rekindled an interest in history and Sussex. My first book was about the history and setup of town halls in Sussex. This was followed by a book on the military barracks in Hailsham during the Napoleonic War. The next book published in June 2021 is the history of Eastbourne Borough's independent fire service. My latest (April 2023) is an ebook about an oil tanker exploding in the English Channel and now a mystery from the Pacific.

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