02704cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000490011324500510016226400510021330000470026433600260031133700260033733800360036350000310039950501460043050800760057652013720065253400450202465300370206965300430210665300620214965300810221185600430229299900190233562571UtSlPG20260610134436.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDC1 aFitchett, W. H.q(William Henry),d1845-192810aWellington's Men: Some Soldier Autobiographies 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-07-060 aThe soldier in literature -- From Torres Vedras to Waterloo -- One of Craufurd's veterans -- A Royal Highlander -- With the guns at Waterloo.  aBrian Coe, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Wellington's Men: Some Soldier Autobiographies" by W. H. Fitchett is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book is a collection of autobiographies of soldiers who served during the Napoleonic Wars, providing first-hand accounts of their experiences in significant battles from Torres Vedras to Waterloo. The focus is on portraying the raw, personal emotions and realities of warfare, diverging from the more traditional, detached historiography.  The opening of the volume sets the stage by discussing the often overlooked perspectives of common soldiers in battle. It emphasizes the need to hear their voices, as they experienced the tumult of war in a visceral way that grand historical narratives might miss. Fitchett introduces the autobiographical accounts of four notable soldiers: Captain Kincaid of the Rifle Brigade, Sergeant Anton of the Royal Highlanders, Rifleman Harris of the 95th, and Captain Mercer of the artillery, each providing distinct insights and varying styles about their military lives and battles fought, from the camaraderie and pride in their regiments to the brutal realities of combat. Through this framework, readers are invited to witness history through the eyes of those who lived it, highlighting the intense emotions and experiences captured in their narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGreat Britain. Army -- Biography  aSoldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography  aPeninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Personal narratives, British  aWaterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Personal narratives, British40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62571  c103395d103395