British Rifle Man

Simmons, George. Ed(s): Verner, William Willoughby Cole

ISBN 10: 1108054099 / ISBN 13: 9781108054096

Published by Cambridge Library Collection, 2012

About this Item

Published in 1899, these are the writings of an officer serving under Wellington in the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign. Editor(s): Verner, William Willoughby Cole. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History. Num Pages: 426 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540. . 2012. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: British Rifle Man
• Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108054099
• ISBN 13: 9781108054096
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Originally published in 1899, these writings by George Simmons (1785–1858) complement the work of other officers who served in the famous 95th Rifles between 1809 and 1815. Extremely descriptive and informative, the book covers all of the major battles and sieges of the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign in which Simmons' regiment was engaged during this period. Simmons himself was badly wounded at the Battle of the Côa in July 1810, but he recovered and played his part in the final years of the Peninsular War. He was also present at Waterloo in June 1815. Edited with an introduction by fellow Rifleman William Willoughby Cole Verner (1852–1922), Simmons' letters and diaries, written at the time and without the benefit of hindsight, have a tremendous immediacy. They remain of interest and relevance to military historians and students of the Napoleonic wars.

Book Description

George Simmons (1785-1858) served in the famous 95th Rifles in Wellington's army during the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign. First published in 1899, these vivid writings provide an engaging description of life on campaign in Portugal, Spain, France and the Low Countries at the beginning of the nineteenth century.