Project Gutenberg 2015-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 102 Costello, Edward 1788 1869 Costello, Ned Adventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself Being the Memoirs of Edward Costello, K.S.F. Formerly a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Rifle Brigade, Late Captain in the British Legion, and Now One of the Wardens of the Tower of London; Comprising Narratives of the Campaigns in the Peninsula under the Duke of Wellington, and the Subsequent Civil Wars in Spain. Produced by Brian Coe, Sonya Schermann 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.) "Adventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself" by Edward Costello is a historical memoir likely written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the experiences of Edward Costello during his military service as a non-commissioned officer in the Rifle Brigade, detailing his life in the British Legion and his participation in various campaigns, including the Peninsular War under the Duke of Wellington. This engaging narrative provides not only a personal account of military life and battles but also insights into camaraderie, hardship, and the challenges faced by soldiers. The opening of the memoir introduces Edward Costello, discussing his background and motivations for joining the military. Born in Ireland, he felt compelled to embrace a soldier’s life, spurred on by an old veteran and a desire for adventure. As a young recruit, Costello quickly finds himself immersed in military culture, forming bonds with fellow soldiers like Wilkie and experiencing the ups and downs of military training and early deployments. His narrative sets the stage for a series of events that will take him across various battlefields, blending personal anecdotes with the historical context of the military campaigns in which he participated. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Peninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Personal narratives, British DC Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 715868 715869 2024-09-21T04:26:18.169194 2023-09-21T14:16:00.678889 text/html text/html 713316 2015-10-11T10:33:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 402185 2015-10-11T10:33:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 482421 2024-09-21T04:26:26.914114 application/epub+zip 479587 2024-09-21T04:26:19.456194 application/epub+zip 391390 2024-09-21T04:26:18.802204 application/epub+zip 631092 2024-09-21T04:26:32.838100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579292 2024-09-21T04:26:26.285163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491137 2022-09-22T16:50:41.919897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655502 655279 2024-09-21T04:26:17.270254 2023-09-21T14:15:59.838929 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 655624 2015-10-11T10:33:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 247766 2015-10-11T10:33:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18512 2024-09-21T04:26:32.969144 application/rdf+xml 18669 2024-09-21T04:26:18.915162 image/jpeg 2078 2024-09-21T04:26:18.859162 image/jpeg 403434 2024-09-21T04:26:18.230195 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