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Recollections of Rifleman Harris

By: Benjamin Harris, Henry Curling
Narrated by: Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot
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Rifleman Harris was a soldier in the elite 95th Rifles, one of Britains most prestigous infantry units during the Napoleonic wars. In this memoir, Harris relates his experiences in Denmark, the Peninsular, and at Walcheren.

This is no history of grand plans and movements controlled by the lofty generals. Rather this relates the tale of a front line soldier who's concerns run much more with keeping shoes on his feet, a shirt on his back and, most, importantly food in his belly.

Among other details, this book relates the horrors of the retreat to Corruna and the even more disasterous Walcheren expedition where an entire army was struck down by pestilence.

Public Domain (P)2018 Felbrigg Herriot 19th Century Military & War Modern Military Solider
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Entertaining and informative
In fact bloody brilliant account of first hand experience during the peninsula war

Entertaining and informative

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Gotta love these memoirs read by Felbrigg. Close the eyes, drift back in time, and let the cinema in your head do the rest.

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like living life through his own eyes. insightful and gives the reality of the army and life of his time

Humble and spectacular

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A Fantastic insight into the life of a Redcoat. Life was not good back then. Well worth the listen. This story tells the reality of being an English Redcoat which movies have lied about for so long.

Horrifying account

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This is a very interesting account of a private soldiers experience during the Napoleon's campaigns. anyone interested in military history should listen.

very interesting

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