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100 1 _aO'Neil, Charles,
_d1793-
245 1 4 _aThe Military Adventures of Charles O'Neil :
_bWho was a Soldier in the Army of Lord Wellington during the Memorable Peninsular War and the Continental Campaigns from 1811 to 1815
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-11-18
508 _aProduced by Brian Coe, David E. Brown, 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 Military Adventures of Charles O'Neil" by Charles O'Neil is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book narrates the experiences of Charles O'Neil, a soldier in Lord Wellington’s army during the Peninsular War and the subsequent battles leading up to the defeat of Napoleon, including significant events such as the Battle of Barossa and the Siege of Badajoz. With a focus on his firsthand observations, the work seeks to illuminate the perspectives of common soldiers overlooked in traditional military histories. At the start of the narrative, O'Neil reflects on his early life in Ireland, detailing his family's military background and his yearning for glory that ultimately leads him to enlist in the army. The opening chapters cover his initial enlistments, dissatisfaction with military life, and attempts at desertion, revealing both the allure and the harsh realities of a soldier's existence. The author shares poignant memories of his brothers, who also sought military honor but met tragic fates, and captures the tension of leaving home while navigating the complexities of parental expectations and the illusion of glory associated with military service. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEurope -- History -- 1789-1815
653 _aPeninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Personal narratives, British
653 _aWaterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Personal narratives, British
653 _aO'Neil, Charles, 1793-
653 _aBarrosa, Battle of, Spain, 1811 -- Personal narratives, British
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58307
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