
Recollections Of Rifleman Harris
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- Intro
- DEDICATION
- NOTICE.
- ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I.
- Recruiting for the Army of Reserve-The penalty for desertion-General Craufurd's cure for cowardice and treachery-Trial of General Whitelock-Irish recruits and the shillelagh-Protestant and Catholic-Danish expedition-Riflemen at home.
- CHAPTER II.
- Embarkation for Portugal-Aldermanic fare- Lord Hill over his wine, and in the field-Use of a dead Rifleman -Wounded wine-butts.
- CHAPTER III.
- Coming up with the enemy-Manouvres of the advance-Battle of Roliça-Conjugal devotion.
- CHAPTER IV.
- Battle of Vimiero-Presentiments-The cobbler and the cannon ball-Value of a handicraft-A lubberly artilleryman -A bad shot and a good one-Conversation during the heat of action.
- CHAPTER V.
- The battlefield of Vimiero-Major Travers and his wife-A military family-A scapegrace-Unpleasant surprise -Playing fast and loose with fortune-General Napier-Boney's invincibles-Firing cold steel at the enemy-Church plunder-A haphazard shot.
- CHAPTER VI.
- Booty-Portuguese chivalry-General Kellermann-Day after a battle.
- CHAPTER. VII.
- The march to Spain -A hornet's nest - Beating up for quarters-A momentous question-The reply-Salamanca-Heavy marches.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- A gallant fop -An ill-humoured recruit -The military agriculturist and the gentleman farmer-Death or glory -The Duke at Vimiero - Picking off the enemy -The brothers Hart.
- CHAPTER IX.
- The North Mayo militiaman-Chances of warfare -Marshal Beresford -Eight hundred for nothing -Moneymaking.
- CHAPTER X.-THE RETREAT TO CORUÑA.
- Hiding the gunpowder-False alarm -A halt-The Advance countermanded, and the Retreat commenced.
- CHAPTER XI.-THE RETREAT TO CORUÑA.
- Sufferings of the troops-Skirmishes with the pursuers-Two narrow escapes - The general on his rounds- The enemy - Capture of a French general - New year's day.
- CHAPTER XII.-THE RETREAT TO CORUÑA.
- The wind and the shorn lamb-General Craufurd, and his treatment of the mutineers-An officer unmanned-Craufurd's inflexibility and endurance.
- CHAPTER XIII.-THE RETREAT TO CORUÑA.
- Nightfall in the wilderness-Dangerous ground-Men lost -Craufurd's magic lantern-A friend in need-Sir Dudley Hill.
- CHAPTER XIV.-THE RETREAT TO CORUÑA.
- Fate of the stragglers-A Spanish welcome-Scenes upon the line of march-The English ships in sight-The embarkation and arrival of the troops in England.
- CHAPTER XV.-THE WALCHEREN EXPEDITION.
- Filling up the ranks-Going out recruiting -Bagging a blackbird-Coaxing the militia, and hoaxing them-A demon runner-Winning a commission.
- CHAPTER XVI.-THE WALCHEREN EXPEDITION.
- The embarkation - Flushing - The Walcheren fever - The doctors at fault - The Riflemen attacked - The one survivor out of thirty-nine -The veteran battalion - The independent companies.
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