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
1975, 1st Edition in this form. London : Leo Cooper. 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. Item #212211
ISBN: 0850521955
Price: €30.00