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The recollections of rifleman Harris : a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars /

A rare account of army life by common British foot soldier in early 1800s tells of camaraderie among infantrymen, physical hardships, endemic drunkenness, frequent hunger and the narrow margin between death and survival.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Harris, Benjamin, 1781-1858 (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, [2019]
Edition:	Dover edition.
Subjects:	Harris, Benjamin, > 1781-1858. Great Britain. > Army. > Light Infantry. > 95th Regiment. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 > Personal narratives, British. Soldiers > Great Britain > Biography.

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