Project Gutenberg 2009-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 118 Lawrence, William 1791 1867 Nugent-Bankes, George The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by StevenGibbs, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence" by William Lawrence is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This memoir provides a personal narrative of a soldier’s experiences during significant military campaigns, particularly the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo. The text is likely to appeal to readers interested in military history, offering a unique perspective from an ordinary soldier’s viewpoint amidst the grand narratives of war. The opening of the autobiography introduces Sergeant William Lawrence, detailing his humble beginnings in Dorset, England, and the hardships that led him to leave his apprenticeship as a builder to enlist in the military. He describes his early life, the challenges he faced with his master, and his eventual decision to escape and join the army. It captures Lawrence's transition from an inexperienced lad seeking adventure to a soldier destined to participate in the harsh realities of war. The narrative establishes a personal voice rich with humor and authenticity, setting the tone for a life shaped by discipline, camaraderie, and the complexities of serving in the British army during tumultuous times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain. Army -- Military life Great Britain. Army -- Biography Peninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Personal narratives, British Lawrence, William, 1791-1867 Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Personal narratives, British DC Text Napoleonic(Bookshelf) Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 400601 400602 2024-10-12T14:49:04.796824 2023-09-13T05:57:33.651287 text/html text/html 400444 2009-06-28T09:55:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 141655 2009-06-28T09:55:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 245962 2024-10-12T14:49:14.195781 application/epub+zip 248237 2024-10-12T14:49:08.832820 application/epub+zip 214424 2024-10-12T14:49:07.227840 application/epub+zip 498636 2024-10-12T14:49:18.019768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481736 2024-10-12T14:49:13.146805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294977 2022-09-13T14:29:12.551283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371333 371228 2024-10-12T14:49:04.059862 2023-09-13T05:57:33.040273 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 371277 2009-06-28T09:55:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 135580 2009-06-28T09:55:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 371268 2009-06-28T09:55:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135556 2009-06-28T09:55:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23142 2024-10-12T14:49:18.473772 application/rdf+xml 21971 2024-10-12T14:49:07.783805 image/jpeg 4540 2024-10-12T14:49:07.502815 image/jpeg 234596 2024-10-12T14:49:04.836836 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