Project Gutenberg 2004-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 54 Defoe, Daniel 1731 Defo, Daniel John, Gabriel Moreton, Andrew Defoë, Daniel Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Steven Gibbs and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton" by Daniel Defoe is a historical account written in the early 18th century. The book chronicles the experiences of Captain George Carleton during significant military conflicts, particularly the Dutch War and the War in Spain, while providing insights into various battles and events that occurred under the reigns of Kings Charles II and James II. The opening of the memoir establishes Carleton as a seasoned soldier, reflecting on his early days as a volunteer in the Royal Navy during the Dutch War. He vividly describes his participation in naval battles, the strategies employed, and the sheer chaos of war. The narrative introduces a range of characters, including fellow soldiers and notable figures such as the Duke of York, while highlighting both acts of bravery and moments of near-disaster. Carleton's observational skills and personal anecdotes make for an engaging account that conveys the complexities of military life and the unpredictability of fortune on the battlefield. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Soldiers -- Fiction Adventure stories Great Britain -- History, Military -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 503995 524452 2024-12-06T10:21:03.067221 2023-09-07T03:39:28.324907 text/html text/html 500330 2024-12-06T20:19:38 text/html 263284 2024-12-06T10:21:12.303188 application/epub+zip 269999 2024-12-06T10:21:06.596201 application/epub+zip 254815 2024-12-06T10:21:05.292221 application/epub+zip 538270 2024-12-06T10:21:16.501345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496919 2024-12-06T10:21:11.445187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474999 2022-09-07T16:25:35.939582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485588 485533 2024-11-06T12:55:24.460865 2023-09-07T03:39:27.281903 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 465739 2024-10-28T21:30:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22428 2024-12-06T10:21:16.631195 application/rdf+xml 18215 2024-12-06T10:21:05.848258 image/jpeg 4068 2024-12-06T10:21:05.570206 image/jpeg 258052 2024-12-06T10:21:03.114219 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Johnson, Charles