Baird visited the Cape in 1779 and 1797 and was in command of the expedition which captured it in 1806.

This book is a fascinating biography chronicling the life and career of General Sir David Baird. It covers his military campaigns in India, Africa, and Europe, his capture by the French, and his escape from captivity. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in military history and the Napoleonic era. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A fabulous yellow diamond disappears, the case looks simple, but in mid-Victorian England no one is what they seem, and nothing can be taken for granted.