02707cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324503670014626400510051330000470056433600260061133700260063733800360066350000310069950802180073052012900094853400450223865300620228385600430234599900170238850181UtSlPG20260610134143.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDC1 aCostello, Edward,d1788-186910aAdventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself :bBeing 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. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-10-11  aProduced by Brian Coe, Sonya Schermann and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Adventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself" by Edward Costello is a historical memoir likely written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the experiences of Edward Costello during his military service as a non-commissioned officer in the Rifle Brigade, detailing his life in the British Legion and his participation in various campaigns, including the Peninsular War under the Duke of Wellington. This engaging narrative provides not only a personal account of military life and battles but also insights into camaraderie, hardship, and the challenges faced by soldiers.  The opening of the memoir introduces Edward Costello, discussing his background and motivations for joining the military. Born in Ireland, he felt compelled to embrace a soldier’s life, spurred on by an old veteran and a desire for adventure. As a young recruit, Costello quickly finds himself immersed in military culture, forming bonds with fellow soldiers like Wilkie and experiencing the ups and downs of military training and early deployments. His narrative sets the stage for a series of events that will take him across various battlefields, blending personal anecdotes with the historical context of the military campaigns in which he participated. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPeninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Personal narratives, British40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50181  c91019d91019