Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigadier_Gerard Release date is 2009-07-12
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"Etienne Gerards Bedrifter" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a series of historical short stories published between 1894 and 1910. The tales follow Brigadier Etienne Gerard, a vain but brave French Hussar officer during the Napoleonic Wars. Utterly convinced he is France's greatest soldier, swordsman, and lover, Gerard narrates his adventures across Europe from his retirement in Paris. His obsession with honor and glory leads him through daring exploits in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, and Russia, blending comedy with the drama of Napoleon's campaigns. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
War stories, English Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction Adventure stories, English France -- History, Military -- 19th century -- Fiction