Autor/-in: Marcus de la Poer Beresford

After completing a Masters degree in history at Trinity College, Dublin Marcus de la Poer Beresford qualified as a lawyer and practised with A & L Goodbody in Dublin. Since retirement he has returned to the study of history, researching, writing and lecturing on aspects of the Napoleonic Wars. In addition to producing a number of academic articles on the subject, he recently published Marshal William Carr Beresford: 'The ablest man I have yet seen in the army'. See his website at www. marcusdelapoerberesford. ie