TALES FROM THE RIFLE BRIGADE : Adventures in the Rifle Brigade Random Shots From a Rifleman

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kincaid, Captain.

Contributor:

Kincaid, J, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kincaid, J. (John), 1787-1862.

Kincaid, J.

Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 95th.

Great Britain.

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Personal narratives, British.

Peninsular war, 1807-1814--Personal narratives, British,.

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Personal narratives, British--Great Britain--Personal narratives, British.

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814--Biography.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

Soldiers.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 95th.

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Personal narratives, British.

Peninsular war, 1807-1814--Personal narratives, British,.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To Napoleon's troops, the sharp shooters of the 95th (Rifle) Regiment were 'the rascals in green', famed throughout Europe for their bravery, skill, and dash. Kincaid's Adventures in the Rifle Brigade was the first book to be published by a veteran, recounting the amazing escapades of this legendary unit in the war against French armies in Portugal and Spain. His second volume, Random Shots From a Rifleman, is just as vivid and memorable as the first, and finishes with a remarkable first-hand description of the Waterloo campaign from the ordinary soldier's point of view. The two volumes, here

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""FOREWORD""; ""ADVENTURES IN THE RIFLE BRIGADE""; ""CHAPTER I""; ""CHAPTER II""; ""THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON""; ""CHAPTER III""; ""CHAPTER IV""; ""CHAPTER V""; ""BATTLE OF SABUGAL""; ""BATTLE OF FUENTES D�ONOR""; ""CHAPTER VI""; ""CHAPTER VII""; ""SIEGE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO""; ""STORMING OF CIUDAD RODRIGO""; ""CHAPTER VIII""; ""SIEGE OF BADAJOS""; ""STORMING OF BADAJOS""; ""CHAPTER IX""; ""BATTLE OF SALAMANCA""; ""CHAPTER X""; ""ENTERED MADRID""; ""CHAPTER XI""; ""CHAPTER XII""; ""CHAPTER XIII""; ""BATTLE OF VITTORIA""; ""CHAPTER XIV""

""CHAPTER XV""""CHAPTER XVI""; ""BATTLE OF THE NIVELLE""; ""BATTLES NEAR BAYONNE""; ""CHAPTER XVII""; ""CHAPTER XVIII""; ""CHAPTER XIX""; ""CHAPTER XX""; ""BATTLE OF WATERLOO""; ""RANDOM SHOTS FROM A RIFLEMAN""; ""CHAPTER I - Family Pictures""; ""CHAPTER II - One side step and two front ones on the road to glory""; ""ANECDOTE THE FIRST""; ""ANECDOTE THE SECOND""; ""ANECDOTE THE THIRD""; ""ANECDOTE THE FOURTH""; ""CHAPTER III - Go to War""; ""CHAPTER IV - Generals and the Cat-o�-Nine-Tails�Tales Historical, Comical, and Warlike""

""CHAPTER V - The paying of a French Compliment, which will be repaid in a future Chapter""""CHAPTER VI - Reaping a Horse with a Halter, and reaping a good Story or two out of the next Room""; ""CHAPTER VII - â€?Blood and destruction shall be so in use, And dreadful objects so familiar, That mothers shall but smile when they behold Their infants quartered with the hands of war.â€?""; ""CHAPTER VIII - A CaÃadore and his Mounted Followersâ€?A Chief of Hussars in his Trousers""; ""CHAPTER IX - National Characters, with a few Random Shots""; ""SHOT THE FIRST""; ""SHOT THE SECOND""

""SHOT THE THIRD""""SHOT THE FOURTH""; ""SHOT THE FIFTH""; ""SHOT THE SIXTH""; ""CHAPTER X - A Bishop�s Gathering�Burning a Bivouac�A Flying Padre taking a Shot Flying""; ""CHAPTER XI - A Mayor�s Nest�Some Volunteers of the Right Sort""; ""CHAPTER XII - Very Short, with a few Anecdotes still Shorter""; ""CHAPTER XIII - Rough Visitors receiving a Rough Reception�Gentle Visitors receiving a Gentle Reception""; ""CHAPTER XIV - Specimens of Target-Practice, in which Markers may become Marked Men �Lines drawn between Regiments""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Contains:

Adventures in the Rifle Brigade.

Random shots from a rifleman.

ISBN:

9781783409679

1783409673

OCLC:

854974656