Men of the Rifles: The Reminiscences of Thomas Knight of the 95th Rifles; Henry Curling's Anecdotes & The Field Services of the Rifle Brigade from its Formation to Waterloo

Knight, Thomas & Curling, Henry & Leach, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 1846773989 / ISBN 13: 9781846773983

Published by Leonaur Ltd, United Kingdom, 2008

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hardback, octavo, a fine tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a fine pictorial dust jacket which is now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve, 143pp.

Seller Inventory # 263395

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Men of the Rifles: The Reminiscences of Thomas Knight of the 95th Rifles; Henry Curling's Anecdotes & The Field Services of the Rifle Brigade from its Formation to Waterloo
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846773989
• ISBN 13: 9781846773983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Militaria

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Synopsis

This book-a Leonaur original-contains three rare works by members of Wellington's green sharpshooters. The first was written by Rifleman Knight-a personality who rarely appears in histories of the regiment-but who fought at Waterloo and took part in the pursuit of the French Army to Paris. He subsequently went to Portugal to fight as a mercenary and his account of his adventures on campaign and on the battlefield make riveting reading. Henry Curling wielded the pen that brought to the public the well known memoirs of Rifleman Benjamin Harris. This book contains more military anecdotes recorded by Curling from reports of other British soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars including several more by Harris himself. The final piece is a short history of the Rifles by Jonathan Leach who was an officer of the regiment and his history directly recounts events in which he was a personal and active participant.