Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 (Dodo Press)

Download or read book Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 (Dodo Press) written by Captain J. Kincaid and published by . This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Sir John Kincaid (1787-1862) gained international recognition for his personal accounts of battles fought during the Napoleon War and in particular for his vivid recollections of the historic Battle of Waterloo, published as Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands From 1809 to 1815 and Random Shots from a Rifleman. As acting adjutant at Waterloo, his battalion stood almost in the centre of Wellington's line and was engaged in the most intensive fighting of the battle. Knighted in 1852 he also held the honorary appointment of senior Exon Yeoman of the Guard.