Random Shots From A Rifleman - Softcover

John Kincaid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461725037 ISBN 13: 9780461725032

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Random Shots From A Rifleman by John Kincaid. This memoir recounts Captain Kincaid’s memories of the Napoleonic Wars, focusing on the Rifle Brigade and the Peninsula campaign. Written in a humorous, rambling style, it blends battle scenes, siege episodes, and soldierly anecdotes with reflections on officers, discipline, and life in the field. The narrative moves from his Scottish background and early mercantile apprenticeship to enlisting and serving in regiments such as the North York Militia and the 95th Rifle Brigade, through campaigns including the retreat to Corunna, the battles of Fuentes de Oņoro, Albuera, Vittoria, and Salamanca, and the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz. Interwoven are yarns about famed commanders such as Crawfurd and Wellington, the brigades’ discipline, and the foibles and bravery of officers and volunteers. The book also includes light-hearted vignettes of camp life, soldiers’ pranks, and the Spanish countryside, all told with a soldier’s candor and affection for comradeship. Overall, Random Shots From A Rifleman is a lively, anecdotal reminiscence of the Peninsular War, seen through the eyes of a rifleman.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461725037
• ISBN 13: 9780461725032
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210