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Recollections of Rifleman Harris - Softcover

Book 2 of 2: MILITARY MEMOIRS

Harris, Benjamin Randell

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Synopsis

Recollections of Rifleman Harris is the story of Benjamin Randell Harris, a British soldier who fought in the 95th Regiment of Foot during the Napoleonic Wars.

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About the Author

BENJAMIN HARRIS was a young shepherd from Dorset who joined the army in 1802 and later joined the 95th Rifles. He told his story to Henry Curling, an officer on the half-pay of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, who came across him long after the war was over when Harris, discharged through ill health in 1814, was working as a cobbler in Soho. CHRISTOPHER HIBBERT served as an infantry officer during the war, was twice wounded and was awarded the Military Cross in 1945. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Hon. D. Litt of Leicester University.

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