Hungarian & Highland Broad Sword H. Angelo and Son
Rowlandson (Thomas)Hungarian & Highland Broad Sword, produced under the direction of Messrs. H. Angelo and Son, Fencing Masters to the Light Horse Volunteers, First Edition.
Hand written dedication on front flyleaf linking the book to Lt General Colin Campbell, Commander of the Gibraltar garrison in the Peninsular war:
"This book belongs to my Great Great Grandfather Lt General Colin Campbell of Gibraltar who commanded that fortress and its Garrison during the Peninsular war from 1809-1814 when he died there and is buried in the citadel. Whilst Commander Paur??? he was responsible for the successful defence of Tarifa which had a modest bearing on the whole campaign. Since when it has been ???? in his succession of his son ??? Sir Guy Campbell his grandson ?? Sir Edward Fitzgerald Campbell, his Great grandson ??? Sir Guy Campbell and Great great grandson Sir Guy Campbell"
Oblong folio, 31 by 40.5 cm. quarter leather buckram binding gold tooling wear to spine, corners and leather Hand-colored etched title page and 10 hand-colored etched aquatint plates (1,2,3,4,6,11,13,14,15,16)
Angelo first published his “Hungarian and Highland Broadsword” in 1799, just shortly after Roworth published his “The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre: uniting the Scotch and Austrian Methods into one Regular System”.
Both these works followed the 1796 publication of “Rules and Regulations for the Sword Exercise of the Cavalry” by John Gaspard le Marchant, who spent a few years visiting and observing Austrian/Hungarian light cavalry. He brought back plenty of ideas about how to improve the British cavalry, and one of his noteworthy developments was the design of the 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre. Angelo first published his “Hungarian and Highland Broadsword” in 1799, just shortly after Roworth published his “The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre: uniting the Scotch and Austrian Methods into one Regular System”.
Both these works followed the 1796 publication of “Rules and Regulations for the Sword Exercise of the Cavalry” by John Gaspard le Marchant, who spent a few years visiting and observing Austrian/Hungarian light cavalry. He brought back plenty of ideas about how to improve the British cavalry, and one of his noteworthy developments was the design of the 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre
In his memoirs, Angelo claimed to have practiced using the broadsword at Newgate prison in 1798 with a Scottish friend and expert swordsman James Perry, the owner of the 'Morning Chronicle', who was then in prison for libeling the House of Lords. Angelo adapted and developed sword techniques into a series of military drills and exercises, which became the standard training for the British army infantry, cavalry and Royal Navy
Rowlandson (Thomas)Hungarian & Highland Broad Sword, produced under the direction of Messrs. H. Angelo and Son, Fencing Masters to the Light Horse Volunteers, First Edition.
Hand written dedication on front flyleaf linking the book to Lt General Colin Campbell, Commander of the Gibraltar garrison in the Peninsular war:
"This book belongs to my Great Great Grandfather Lt General Colin Campbell of Gibraltar who commanded that fortress and its Garrison during the Peninsular war from 1809-1814 when he died there and is buried in the citadel. Whilst Commander Paur??? he was responsible for the successful defence of Tarifa which had a modest bearing on the whole campaign. Since when it has been ???? in his succession of his son ??? Sir Guy Campbell his grandson ?? Sir Edward Fitzgerald Campbell, his Great grandson ??? Sir Guy Campbell and Great great grandson Sir Guy Campbell"
Oblong folio, 31 by 40.5 cm. quarter leather buckram binding gold tooling wear to spine, corners and leather Hand-colored etched title page and 10 hand-colored etched aquatint plates (1,2,3,4,6,11,13,14,15,16)
Angelo first published his “Hungarian and Highland Broadsword” in 1799, just shortly after Roworth published his “The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre: uniting the Scotch and Austrian Methods into one Regular System”.
Both these works followed the 1796 publication of “Rules and Regulations for the Sword Exercise of the Cavalry” by John Gaspard le Marchant, who spent a few years visiting and observing Austrian/Hungarian light cavalry. He brought back plenty of ideas about how to improve the British cavalry, and one of his noteworthy developments was the design of the 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre. Angelo first published his “Hungarian and Highland Broadsword” in 1799, just shortly after Roworth published his “The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre: uniting the Scotch and Austrian Methods into one Regular System”.
Both these works followed the 1796 publication of “Rules and Regulations for the Sword Exercise of the Cavalry” by John Gaspard le Marchant, who spent a few years visiting and observing Austrian/Hungarian light cavalry. He brought back plenty of ideas about how to improve the British cavalry, and one of his noteworthy developments was the design of the 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre
In his memoirs, Angelo claimed to have practiced using the broadsword at Newgate prison in 1798 with a Scottish friend and expert swordsman James Perry, the owner of the 'Morning Chronicle', who was then in prison for libeling the House of Lords. Angelo adapted and developed sword techniques into a series of military drills and exercises, which became the standard training for the British army infantry, cavalry and Royal Navy
Rowlandson (Thomas)Hungarian & Highland Broad Sword, produced under the direction of Messrs. H. Angelo and Son, Fencing Masters to the Light Horse Volunteers, First Edition.
Hand written dedication on front flyleaf linking the book to Lt General Colin Campbell, Commander of the Gibraltar garrison in the Peninsular war:
"This book belongs to my Great Great Grandfather Lt General Colin Campbell of Gibraltar who commanded that fortress and its Garrison during the Peninsular war from 1809-1814 when he died there and is buried in the citadel. Whilst Commander Paur??? he was responsible for the successful defence of Tarifa which had a modest bearing on the whole campaign. Since when it has been ???? in his succession of his son ??? Sir Guy Campbell his grandson ?? Sir Edward Fitzgerald Campbell, his Great grandson ??? Sir Guy Campbell and Great great grandson Sir Guy Campbell"
Oblong folio, 31 by 40.5 cm. quarter leather buckram binding gold tooling wear to spine, corners and leather Hand-colored etched title page and 10 hand-colored etched aquatint plates (1,2,3,4,6,11,13,14,15,16)
Angelo first published his “Hungarian and Highland Broadsword” in 1799, just shortly after Roworth published his “The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre: uniting the Scotch and Austrian Methods into one Regular System”.
Both these works followed the 1796 publication of “Rules and Regulations for the Sword Exercise of the Cavalry” by John Gaspard le Marchant, who spent a few years visiting and observing Austrian/Hungarian light cavalry. He brought back plenty of ideas about how to improve the British cavalry, and one of his noteworthy developments was the design of the 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre. Angelo first published his “Hungarian and Highland Broadsword” in 1799, just shortly after Roworth published his “The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre: uniting the Scotch and Austrian Methods into one Regular System”.
Both these works followed the 1796 publication of “Rules and Regulations for the Sword Exercise of the Cavalry” by John Gaspard le Marchant, who spent a few years visiting and observing Austrian/Hungarian light cavalry. He brought back plenty of ideas about how to improve the British cavalry, and one of his noteworthy developments was the design of the 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre
In his memoirs, Angelo claimed to have practiced using the broadsword at Newgate prison in 1798 with a Scottish friend and expert swordsman James Perry, the owner of the 'Morning Chronicle', who was then in prison for libeling the House of Lords. Angelo adapted and developed sword techniques into a series of military drills and exercises, which became the standard training for the British army infantry, cavalry and Royal Navy