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Military historian and wargamer Garry Wills discusses his interest in the smaller battles of the 1792-1815 period - and why looking at the records of a regiment or battalion provide just as much interest and insight as looking at the bigger-picture progress of an entire campaign. Garry is on Twitter @CaseshotPublish and is the author of Wellington's First Battle - Combat at Boxtel, on the 1794 action, and Wellington at Bay: The Battle of Villamuriel on the 1812 battle on the retreat from Burgos.