The Light Dragoon (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

G. R. Gleig

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331384427 ISBN 13 : 9781331384427

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This historical account chronicles the military experiences of the author during his service as a private in the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons, beginning with his enlistment in London in 1808. Following his training in Maidstone, he recounts a career marked by both camaraderie and trials, including encounters with highwaymen, demanding marches, and skirmishes in County Tipperary during the height of rebellions. The author navigates the challenges of military life and reflects on the complexities of human nature in wartime, ultimately providing insights into the realities of soldiering during this tumultuous era.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

How I enlisted, and what befel me then. As I cannot imagine that among such as may honour these pages by a perusal, there are any who would take much interest in the personal history of one so humble as myself, I think it best to pass over all the incidents of my early life, and to come at once to the period of my enlistment. Who I am, where I was born, to what class of society my father and mother belonged, are points with which I alone am concerned. And for the rest, it is fair to avow, that if the incidents of my boyhood were all strung together, they would not make up a tale worth telling, far less a narrative which would for a single hour be remembered. I entered the service in the summer of 1808, by enlisting as a private in the llth regiment of Light Dragoons. The corps being at that time stationed in I reland, I was sent, with several recruits besides, to the depot at Maidstone; where, for some time, I ran the career which is appointed for recruits in general, and acquired some knowledge of the darker shades in human nature, if I learned nothing better. It unfortunately happens, however, that our first experience of this great book is not often favourable to our morals ;and I confess that I am not an exception to the general rule. My extreme youth for I was not more than seventeen years of age exposed me to many and great temptations .T he same circumstance laid me open to chicanery and deceit on the part of those around me; and I lament to say, that I became the victim, as well of my own folly as of the knavery of others.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331384427
• ISBN 13: 9781331384427
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
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