Publisher's Synopsis
In 1798, afraid of impending invasion by France's all-conquering armies the British desperately needed to defend their shores. This work reveals, for the first time, how among those who stood forward in Home Guard style military bodies, there was no finer example than that of the valiant Percy Tenantry Volunteers. Assembled for the defence of the realm, this volunteer corp, consisting of cavalry, artillery and riflemen, was trained, armed, clothed, paid for and led by the 2nd Duke of Northumberland, General Hugh Percy. With great personal stories from and about the volunteers.
