Project Gutenberg 2018-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 139 Knight, Thomas Adventures in Holland and at Waterloo; and Expedition to Portugal E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) and Wayne Hammond from page images generously made available by the National Library of Australia (https://www.nla.gov.au/) "Adventures in Holland and at Waterloo; and Expedition to Portugal" by Thomas Knight is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative details Knight’s experiences as a soldier, ranging from his enlistment in the British Army to his participation in significant military events, including the Battle of Waterloo and an expedition to Portugal. The work captures the mixture of camaraderie, mischief, and the harsh realities of military life during this tumultuous period. At the start of the narrative, the author recounts his early days and how he came to join the Army, reflecting on his impulsive departure from a quiet life as an apprentice and his subsequent enlistment. Knight shares humorous anecdotes about his fellow soldiers and the camaraderie they developed, while also providing insights into their training and preparations for deployment. The opening portion sets the tone for a lively and engaging depiction of military life, filled with youthful folly, challenges of discipline, and a foreshadowing of the battles that lay ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Personal narratives, British Knight, Thomas DA Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Warfare 191040 2025-07-23T06:40:05.715351 text/html 188255 2018-09-14T14:42:08 text/html 186229 2025-07-23T06:40:08.268315 application/epub+zip 186425 2025-07-23T06:40:06.231325 application/epub+zip 136217 2025-07-23T06:40:05.963359 application/epub+zip 234489 2025-07-23T06:40:10.152323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220707 2025-07-23T06:40:08.014333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183345 2022-09-26T08:00:44.367584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179552 2025-07-23T06:40:05.542371 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179507 2020-06-15T03:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18537 2025-07-23T06:40:10.281307 application/rdf+xml 13399 2025-07-23T06:40:06.044330 image/jpeg 2104 2025-07-23T06:40:06.003339 image/jpeg 65112 2020-06-15T03:44:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 168604 2018-09-14T14:45:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 169792 2025-07-23T06:40:05.735349 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