Project Gutenberg 2015-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 291 Simmons, George 1785 1858 Verner, William Willoughby Cole 1852 1922 Verner, Willoughby 01019213 A British Rifle Man The Journals and Correspondence of Major George Simmons, Rifle Brigade, During the Peninsular War and the Campaign of Waterloo E-text prepared by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "A British Rifle Man" by George Simmons is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book compiles the journals and correspondence of Major George Simmons of the Rifle Brigade during the Peninsular War and the Campaign of Waterloo. It captures the experiences and challenges faced by a British soldier who is deeply motivated by a sense of duty to his family as well as his country, offering insights into military life during this tumultuous period. The opening of the work introduces Major George Simmons, outlining his background and determination to embark on a military career to support his family. He conveys a sense of excitement and eagerness as he prepares to leave England for Portugal with the 1st Battalion 95th Rifles. Through personal letters and journal entries, readers gain a glimpse into his views on camaraderie with fellow soldiers, the conditions faced during embarkation, and his reflections on the social and political landscape of the times. As Simmons navigates the complexities of war, his narrative foreshadows the hardships and valor that are central to the battles he and his fellow Riflemen will encounter in the coming campaigns. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 Peninsular War, 1807-1814 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 745999 2025-06-20T12:05:33.852743 text/html 733120 2024-10-22T23:38:19 text/html 1335407 2025-06-20T12:05:46.072810 application/epub+zip 1331298 2025-06-20T12:05:35.961819 application/epub+zip 357187 2025-06-20T12:05:34.926818 application/epub+zip 1537872 2025-06-20T12:05:53.218762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1392903 2025-06-20T12:05:44.685862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525455 2022-09-23T05:18:56.108693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669139 2025-06-20T12:05:32.328755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 649178 2024-10-22T23:38:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17420 2025-06-20T12:05:53.410699 application/rdf+xml 18777 2025-06-20T12:05:35.066712 image/jpeg 2688 2025-06-20T12:05:34.997728 image/jpeg 1212891 2025-06-20T12:05:34.048756 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia