Adventures of a Young Rifleman: the Experiences of a Saxon in the French & British Armies During the Napoleonic Wars by Johann Christian Maempel (Paperback, 2008)
An ordinary young soldier's view of both sides of a great conflict This a companion book the Leonaur title 'A conscript for Empire'. Like young Philippe Schwein the author of that book, Johan Christian Maempel was a Rhinelander who found himself in the service of Napoleon's French Empire. Maempel joined the Light Infantry and began a tough life of campaigning that took him to Spain where he fought and suffered at Cuidad Rodrigo, before the lines at Torres Vedras and ultimately as one of those besieged behind the walls of Almeida before it finally succumbed to attacking British forces. Good fortune spared his life and where many of his comrades fell he was taken prisoner. As a German he was offered freedom upon joining the King's German Legion and carrying its rifle. He accepted and found himself once more despatched to the Iberian Peninsula to oppose Suchet and his former comrades in the campaign for the eastern flank. This is a highly entertaining and readable account of army life on both sides of the same conflict and will be certain to please all those interested in the Napoleonic Wars.
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Publisher
Leonaur Ltd
ISBN-13
9781846775079
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103806626
Product Key Features
Book Title
Adventures of a Young Rifleman: the Experiences of a Saxon in the French & British Armies During the Napoleonic Wars
Author
Johann Christian Maempel
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
244 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
313g
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Title_Author
Johann Christian Maempel
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