Project Gutenberg 2011-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 116 Surtees, William 1781 1830 Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 25 years in the Rifle Brigade Produced by Steven Gibbs, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade" by William Surtees is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book chronicles the author’s extensive military career, focusing on his experiences as a soldier in the Rifle Brigade beginning from his enlistment in the late 1790s through various significant campaigns, including those in Holland and the Peninsular War. Surtees, rising through the ranks from private to Quartermaster, provides insights into the life of a soldier during an era of intense military activity and change. The opening of this narrative introduces us to Surtees' early life and motivations for enlisting, including his desire for military adventure and the influence of his family. He details his experiences as he transitions from the militia into the army, conveying the challenges and hardships faced during his early military campaigns. The author notes the initial lack of discipline within the ranks and vividly describes the physical strains of marching and battle, highlighting his sense of duty and determination despite the difficulties. This section sets the tone for an engaging and personal recounting of military life, filled with genuine reflections on his experiences and observations as a soldier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Contemporaries Great Britain. Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) -- Biography Peninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Personal narratives, British Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Personal narratives, British Surtees, William, 1781-1830 United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Personal narratives, British U UA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 874709 874718 2024-09-15T13:14:43.110630 2023-09-16T06:45:49.979512 text/html text/html 880734 2011-07-19T17:30:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 314310 2011-07-19T17:30:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 390175 2024-09-15T13:14:53.650564 application/epub+zip 399494 2024-09-15T13:14:45.425596 application/epub+zip 399494 2024-09-15T13:14:44.144633 application/epub+zip 725549 2024-09-15T13:15:00.181005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668211 2024-09-15T13:14:52.396581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668317 2022-09-16T17:31:17.809327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 827592 827493 2024-09-15T13:14:42.006645 2023-09-16T06:45:49.160549 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 827492 2011-07-19T17:30:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 301524 2011-07-19T17:30:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 827482 2011-07-19T17:30:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301450 2011-07-19T17:30:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21731 2024-09-15T13:15:00.327018 application/rdf+xml 16893 2024-09-15T13:14:44.507619 image/jpeg 3922 2024-09-15T13:14:44.325591 image/jpeg 371384 2024-09-15T13:14:43.191607 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