THE LIFE OF A REGIMENTAL OFFICER DURING THE GREAT WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA

1913 first edition hardcover with 326 pages in good antiquarian condition. R60 postage in SA. Has been rebound on spine with new endpapers. Compiled from the correspondence of Colonel Samuel Rice C.B. K.H. 51st Light Infantry and from other sources by Lt.-Col. A.F. Mockler-Ferryman. This is a first-hand account of the life of a regimental officer during the Napoleonic War from 1793-1815. It is compiled from the correspondence of Colonel Samuel Rice, C.B., K.H. of the 51st Light Infantry (The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry), and from other sources. Chapters include: Studying for the Army. Ensign of the 51st. The Attack on Corsica. Corsica Won and Lost. From the Mediterranean to Ceylon. The Reform of the Army. The Corunna Campaign, and After. Campaigns of 1811 in the Peninsula. Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz. Salamanca and Madrid. Driving the French Out of Spain, 1813. The Close of the Peninsular War. The Waterloo Campaign. Paris - and Peace.