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100 1 _aSmith, Harry George Wakelyn, Sir,
_d1788-1860
245 1 4 _aThe Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G.C.B.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-05-05
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, MWS, Bess Richfield and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal" is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work documents the life and military career of Sir Harry Smith, a notable soldier whose experiences span significant military engagements across Europe, Africa, and India during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It offers insights into his personal journey, tragedies, triumphs, and the historical events he directly participated in, including campaigns in the Peninsular War and the Indian subcontinent. The opening of the autobiography introduces readers to Sir Harry Smith's origins, detailing his early life as one of eleven children in Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire. He recounts his entry into military service during a time of heightened conflict in Europe due to the Napoleonic Wars, describing his experiences as a young officer in various military campaigns, such as the siege of Monte Video in South America and the engagement at Buenos Ayres. These early chapters vividly illustrate the challenges he faced and the formative experiences that shaped his character and military career, laying the groundwork for a broader narrative about his life and service. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGenerals -- Great Britain -- Biography
653 _aWashington (D.C.) -- History -- Capture by the British, 1814
653 _aSmith, Harry George Wakelyn, Sir, 1788-1860
700 1 _aSmith, G. C. Moore
_q(George Charles Moore),
_d1858-1940
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57094
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