ADVENTURES IN THE RIFLE BRIGADE In The Peninsula, France and the Netherlands 1809 - 1815

ADVENTURES IN THE RIFLE BRIGADE In The Peninsula, France and the Netherlands, from 1809 1815 Captain J. Kincaid. Introduction by The Hon Sir John Fortescue. Peter Davies Ltd, London 1929 First Thus 264pp Hardback. This copy is in very good condition, bound in red boards with gilt titling to the spine which is cocked. There is a small neat signature on the f.e.p. A dust wrapper not present. 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. Ref JJ3.