Project Gutenberg 2018-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 174 O'Neil, Charles 1793 04012999 The Military Adventures of Charles O'Neil Who was a Soldier in the Army of Lord Wellington during the Memorable Peninsular War and the Continental Campaigns from 1811 to 1815 Produced 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Europe -- History -- 1789-1815 Peninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Personal narratives, British Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Personal narratives, British O'Neil, Charles, 1793- Barrosa, Battle of, Spain, 1811 -- Personal narratives, British DC Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 427583 2025-07-23T08:30:18.774844 text/html 430839 2018-11-18T14:17:12 text/html 577550 2025-07-23T08:30:24.196805 application/epub+zip 582137 2025-07-23T08:30:19.783851 application/epub+zip 251269 2025-07-23T08:30:19.364830 application/epub+zip 685845 2025-07-23T08:30:27.665800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654220 2025-07-23T08:30:23.711828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324262 2022-09-26T12:22:18.018485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393174 2025-07-23T08:30:18.394856 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 393281 2018-11-18T14:17:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19827 2025-07-23T08:30:27.823780 application/rdf+xml 17310 2025-07-23T08:30:19.450827 image/jpeg 2203 2025-07-23T08:30:19.407823 image/jpeg 149652 2018-11-18T14:17:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 603144 2018-11-18T14:17:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 726791 2025-07-23T08:30:18.861810 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