The autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence :: a hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns /

"I was so weak myself that I could scarcely walk, so I crawled on my hands and knees till I got out of the reach of the enemy's musketry. After proceeding for some way I fell in with Lord Wellington and his staff, who seeing me wounded, asked me which regiment I belonged to. I told them th...

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1. Verfasser: Lawrence, William, 1791-1867
Weitere Verfasser: Nugent-Bankes, George
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Uckfield : Naval & Military Press, 2001.
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Zusammenfassung:"I was so weak myself that I could scarcely walk, so I crawled on my hands and knees till I got out of the reach of the enemy's musketry. After proceeding for some way I fell in with Lord Wellington and his staff, who seeing me wounded, asked me which regiment I belonged to. I told them the Fortieth, and that I hads been one of the forlorn hope."The military memoirs of one who enlisted in the 40th Foot (later 1st Bn South Lancs) in 1804 and was eventually discharged in 1821. He served in So ...
Beschreibung:Facsimile reproduction: London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (1 online resource)
ISBN:9781781502334
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