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Adventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself / Being the Memoirs of Edward Costello, K.S.F. Formerly a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Rifle Brigade, Late Captain in the British Legion, and Now One of the Wardens of the Tower of London; Comprising Narratives of the Campaigns in the Peninsula under the Duke of Wellington, and the Subsequent Civil Wars in Spain. cover

Adventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself / Being the Memoirs of Edward Costello, K.S.F. Formerly a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Rifle Brigade, Late Captain in the British Legion, and Now One of the Wardens of the Tower of London; Comprising Narratives of the Campaigns in the Peninsula under the Duke of Wellington, and the Subsequent Civil Wars in Spain.

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A first-person military memoir tracing the author’s enlistment and rise through light infantry ranks, and his service in the Peninsular campaigns and later Spanish civil struggles. It interweaves vivid battle and campaign episodes with candid camp-life detail—marches, sieges, hospital convalescence, discipline, and the everyday hardships soldiers endure. Numerous portraits of comrades and officers, anecdotes of courage and folly, and reflections on leadership and morale give a ground-level perspective on operations often described only in strategic terms. The narrative balances action, personal observation, and practical military detail to convey both the sweep of war and the lived experience of ordinary soldiers.

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Title: Adventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself

Author: Edward Costello

Release date: October 11, 2015 [eBook #50181]
Most recently updated: October 22, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ADVENTURES OF A SOLDIER, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF ***

ADVENTURES OF A SOLDIER

WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
BEING
THE MEMOIRS
OF
EDWARD COSTELLO, K.S.F.
FORMERLY A NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN THE RIFLE BRIGADE,
LATE CAPTAIN IN THE BRITISH LEGION, AND NOW ONE OF THE WARDENS OF
THE TOWER OF LONDON;
COMPRISING
NARRATIVES OF THE CAMPAIGNS IN THE PENINSULA UNDER THE
DUKE OF WELLINGTON,
AND THE SUBSEQUENT CIVIL WARS IN SPAIN.
What, must I tell it thee?
As o’er my ev’ning fire I musing sat
Some few days since, my mind’s eye backward turn’d
Upon the various changes I have pass’d—
How in my youth with gay attire allur’d,
And all the grand accoutrements of war,
I left my peaceful home: Then my first battles,
When clashing arms, and sights of blood were new:
Then all the after-chances of the war;
Ay, and that field, a well-fought field it was.
COUNT BASIL.
Second Edition.
LONDON:
COLBURN AND CO., PUBLISHERS,
GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
1852.
LONDON:
Printed by Schulze and Co., 13, Poland Street.
TO
GENERAL SIR A. F. BARNARD, K.C.B, K.C.H.
&c. &c. &c.
COLONEL OF THE RIFLE BRIGADE,
AND GOVERNOR OF CHELSEA COLLEGE,
THIS VOLUME
Is most respectfully Dedicated,
BY THE AUTHOR,
EDWARD COSTELLO.