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100 1 _aHope, James Archibald,
_d1785-1871
245 1 4 _aThe military memoirs of an infantry officer, 1809-1816
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aPublished anonymously. May be incorrectly attributed to James Archibald Hope.
500 _aRelease date is 2024-07-25
508 _aBrian Coe, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Military Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, 1809-1816" by James Archibald Hope is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This memoir provides an in-depth, personal perspective on the author's experiences as a British infantry officer during the Napoleonic Wars, particularly highlighting military campaigns and the emotional impact of war on soldiers and their families. Hope's narrative likely serves to depict the realities of military life, the challenges faced in various campaigns, and the connections formed between soldiers as they confront hardship together. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for a significant military expedition undertaken by British forces in 1809. It describes the preparations for the campaign against the French, capturing the anxious anticipation of families bidding farewell to their loved ones. Hope paints a vivid image of the emotions linked to departure and the camaraderie among soldiers. He recounts the bustling scene at various ports filled with officers and soldiers gearing up for war, reflecting on both the joyous farewells and the somber reality of potential loss. The preparation culminates in the sailing of the expedition, with hints of the hardships and battles that will follow, laying a foundation of tension and expectation for the events to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cEdinburgh: Printed for the Author, 1833
653 _aWaterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
653 _aPeninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Personal narratives
653 _aQuatre-Bras, Battle of, Quatre-Bras, Belgium, 1815
653 _aLigny, Battle of, Ligny, Belgium, 1815
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/militarymemoirso00hope/page/22/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74122
999 _c114847
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