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"Our young soldier" : Lieutenant Francis Simcoe, 6 June 1791-6 April 1812 / Mary Beacock Fryer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fryer, Mary Beacock, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814--Campaigns--Spain--Participation, British.
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814.
- Badajoz (Spain)--History--Siege, 1812.
- Badajoz (Spain).
- Canada--History--1791-1841--Biography.
- Canada.
- Great Britain--History--1789-1820--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Army--Officers--Biography.
- Simcoe, Francis Gwillim, 1791-1812.
- Simcoe, Francis Gwillim.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (190 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario ; Oxford, England : Dundurn Press, [1996]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Through journals and letters, Fryer charts the brief life and career of Francis Simcoe, the son of the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: The Canada Years; 1. Of a Family, Letters and Journals; 2. The Simcoes of Wolford Lodge; 3. Quebec November 1791; 4. Newark 1792-1793; 5. War Clouds; 6. Quebec and Return to York; 7. The Last Year in the Canadas; Part Two: School Days 1796-1807; 8. Mr. Copplestone's Pupil and King's School; 9. Eton College 1804-1807; Part Three: Ensign Francis Simcoe; 10. Dublin Spring 1808; 11. At Enniskillen with the Inniskillings; 12. The March from Enniskillen to the Cove of Cork; Part Four: Lieutenant Francis Simcoe; 13. Corunna, Lisbon, Cadiz
- 14. First March to Badajoz15. 1810 First Battle: Bussaco; 16. The Lines of Torres Vedras, Olivenza, Badajoz; 17. Acting Captain Francis Simcoe; 18. Coimbra 1811 and Ciudad Rodrigo 1812; 19. The Costly Third Siege, 6 April 1812; 20. A Warrior Taking His Rest; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611969530
- 9781281969538
- 1281969532
- 9781459714595
- 1459714598
- 9781554882595
- 1554882591
- OCLC:
- 288136550
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