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British and Allied First Hand Accounts

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Sergeant Lawrence
William Lawrence
With the 40th Regt. of Foot in South America, the Peninsular War & at Waterloo
The Peninsular War and Waterloo told in an ordinary British infantryman's own words Young Dorset-man William Lawrence had no appetite to be apprenticed to an abusive builder. He attempted to sign o..
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Private O’Neil
Charles O’Neil
The recollections of an Irish Rogue of H. M. 28th Regt.—The Slashers— during the Peninsula & Waterloo campaigns of the Napoleonic war
At war with ‘the Slashers’—the fighting 28th O’Neil wrote his military memoirs from his American home, having moved there from Canada because he “did not feel safe” after quitting Ireland out of ne..
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Men of the Rifles
Thomas Knight, Henry Curling & Jonathan Leach
A LEONAUR ORIGINAL

The Reminiscences of Thomas Knight of the 95th (Rifles) by Thomas Knight

Henry Curling's Anecdotes by Henry Curling

The Field Services of the Rifle Brigade from
This book--a Leonaur original--contains three rare works by members of Wellington's green sharpshooters. The first was written by Rifleman Knight-a personality who rarely appears in histories of the r..
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Colborne: A Singular Talent for War
John Colborne
The Napoleonic Wars Career of One of Wellington's Most Highly Valued Officers in Egypt, Holland, Italy, the Peninsula and at Waterloo
The military career of the Duke of Wellingtons champion There have been few British soldiers during the Napoleonic era of comparatively junior rank who achieved fame in their own time rather than as a..
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Cavalry Surgeon
S. D. Broughton
On Campaign Against Napoleon in the Peninsula & South of France During the Napoleonic Wars 1812-1814
With one of Wellington's heavy cavalry regiments during the war in Iberia Samuel Broughton was an assistant surgeon for a regiment of militia before transferring to the 2nd Life Guards. He served w..
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Campaigns with the Field Train
Richard D. Henegan
Experiences of a British Officer During the Peninsula and Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
High adventure serving the 'Iron Duke' The task of the Field Train was to support the Artillery-to which it was associated and shared uniform-with the supply of the essential materials of that part..
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Adventures of a Young Rifleman
Johann Christian Maempel
The Experiences of a Saxon in the French & British Armies During the Napoleonic Wars
An ordinary young soldier's view of both sides of a great conflict This a companion book the Leonaur title 'A conscript for Empire’. Like young Philippe Schwein the author of that book, Johan Chris..
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A Voice from Waterloo
Edward Cotton
The Personal Experiences of a British Cavalryman Who Became a Battlefield Guide and Authority on the Campaign of 1815
Waterloo as told by one who fought and became one of its first historians The title of this book is doubly appropriate. Cotton was a soldier of the 7th Hussars who had served in Spain and became pa..
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A Staff Officer in the Peninsula
E. W. Buckham
An Officer of the British Staff Corps Cavalry During the Peninsula Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
E. W. Buckham was a professional soldier involved in staff duties, who—along with many other gentlemen of the period—was determined to enjoy his war against Napoleon’s French in Spain and Portugal. Hi..
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With Wellington's Light Cavalry
William Tomkinson
The Experiences of an officer of the 16th Light Dragoons in the Peninsular and Waterloo campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
A cavalryman’s story that could have ended before it began. In the first chapter Tomkinson and his 16th Light Dragoons rashly charge into the rearguard of the French Army and he is shot and bayoneted...
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The Compleat Rifleman Harris
by Benjamin Harris As Told To & Transcribed by Captain Henry Curling 52nd Regt. of Foot
The adventures of a soldier of the 95th (Rifles) during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
The most famous Rifleman account in its complete and original form - unedited and unabridged Benjamin Harris’ story has rightly won its place amongst the best and most well known British Army accounts..
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The Adventures Of A Light Dragoon
by George Farmer & G.R. Gleig
A cavalryman during the Peninsular & Waterloo Campaigns, in captivity & at the siege of Bhurtpore, India
More engaging than a novel - a Cavalryman’s life in the Napoleonic Wars and battles for India. Trooper Farmer’s military career was packed with adventure and incident. Through his words the reader exp..
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Surtees of the Rifles
by William Surtees
A Soldier of the 95th (Rifles) in the Peninsular campaign of the Napoleonic Wars.
In more ways than any other writer from the ranks of the 95th, William Surtees’ story most closely resembles that of fiction’s most famous Rifleman. Surtees actually came from a humble background and ..
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Royal Highlander
James Anton
A soldier of H.M 42nd (Royal) Highlanders during the Peninsular, South of France & Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
James Anton was a Scottish highlander whose taste for adventure led him to join the militia and then the regular infantry—as a soldier of the 42nd—The Royal Highlanders. The Peninsular War had been ra..
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Rifleman Costello
by Edward Costello
The adventures of a soldier of the 95th (Rifles) in the Peninsular & Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic wars.
Meet the ever resourceful Ned Costello, a real life example of one of ‘Sharpe’s chosen men’ For those with an interest in Wellingtons sharpshooters - the famous 95th Rifles - there are few more eng..
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