Project Gutenberg 2014-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 49 Patterson, John The Adventures of Captain John Patterson With Notices of the Officers, &c. of the 50th, or Queen's Own Regiment from 1807 to 1821 Produced by Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Adventures of Captain John Patterson" by John Patterson is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This narrative details the experiences of the 50th Regiment, known as the Queen's Own, during their military campaigns from 1807 to 1821, highlighting the author's personal contributions and observations. The book promises an engaging depiction of military life, camaraderie, and the trials faced by soldiers, as seen through the eyes of Captain Patterson. At the start of the narrative, Patterson outlines his motivations for writing about the 50th Regiment, emphasizing the lack of documented accounts detailing their exploits. He reflects on his early days in military life, joining the regiment during rigorous drills under the leadership of experienced Colonels. The opening chapters describe the regiment's challenging march to Portsmouth and their subsequent embarkation for an expedition, setting the stage for their adventurous and tumultuous experiences during campaigns in the Peninsular War. Patterson's writing conveys not only the struggles faced by the troops but also their spirit and determination, establishing a foundation for a captivating recounting of their military journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46131/46131-h/images/cover.jpg en Peninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Personal narratives, British Great Britain. Army. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 517240 516964 2024-09-19T09:57:41.310644 2023-09-20T06:15:23.299895 text/html text/html 510935 2014-06-29T10:12:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 240818 2014-06-29T10:12:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 251624 2024-09-19T09:57:47.486603 application/epub+zip 259198 2024-09-19T09:57:42.258660 application/epub+zip 257704 2024-09-19T09:57:41.796649 application/epub+zip 414212 2024-09-19T09:57:52.036575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375897 2024-09-19T09:57:46.860591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374811 2022-09-21T04:20:03.260948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487329 487123 2024-09-19T09:57:40.720667 2023-09-20T06:15:22.722800 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 487352 2014-06-29T10:12:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 189232 2014-06-29T10:12:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 487349 2014-06-29T10:12:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189170 2014-06-29T10:12:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20291 2024-09-19T09:57:52.167566 application/rdf+xml 20741 2024-09-19T09:57:41.871625 image/jpeg 1827 2024-09-19T09:57:41.834615 image/jpeg 242905 2024-09-19T09:57:41.359626 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