Author: HIBBERT, CHRISTOPHER (1924-2008) (ED.)
Title: A soldier of the Seventy-first : the journal of a soldier of the Highland Light Infantry 1806-1815 / edited with an introduction and notes by Christopher Hibbert
Description: London : Leo Cooper 1975. 1st Edition in this form. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 121 pages; Physical description. : xv. 121 p. ; 21 cm. Subject: Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot. 71st (Highland Light Infantry). Soldiers - Scotland - Biography. Peninsular War. 1807-1814 - Campaigns - Personal narratives. Scottish. Walcheren Expedition. 1809 - Personal narratives. Scottish. Peninsular War. 1807-1814 - Personal narratives. Argentina - History - English Invasions. 1806-1807 - Personal narratives. Scottish. Summary: First published in 1819. this memoir covers Whitelocke's disastrous South American adventure in 1806. the Penisular War. the Walcheren expedition and the Battle of Waterloo - where he narrowly escaped death. A cannonball struck the ground in front of him. knocked him head-over-heels and shattered his musket.ISBN: 0850521955. Weight in Kg appr.:

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