Project Gutenberg 2019-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 315 Grant, James 1822 1887 The Cavaliers of Fortune; Or, British Heroes in Foreign Wars E-text prepared by Brian Coe, Graeme Mackreth, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Cavaliers of Fortune; Or, British Heroes in Foreign Wars" by James Grant is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on the biographies of noteworthy military figures, particularly those of Irish and Scottish descent, who sought fame and fortune by serving in foreign armies during various European wars. It examines the exploits and sacrifices of these soldiers, highlighting their contributions and the often turbulent circumstances they faced. The opening portion introduces the Count de Lally, a distinguished Irishman who served in the French army during the colonial wars in India. The narrative recounts his early life, military background, and the series of events leading to his rise as a commander. Lally is portrayed as a valiant yet complex character, admired for his military prowess but ultimately caught in political and strategic challenges that marked his career. The detailed accounts serve both to honor his legacy and to reveal the broader context of soldiers of fortune during the conflicts of his era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain -- History, Military British -- Foreign countries DA Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - European Category: History - Warfare 926551 2025-06-23T16:25:25.620526 text/html 935187 2019-06-14T22:20:40 text/html 369726 2025-06-23T16:25:36.758927 application/epub+zip 385274 2025-06-23T16:25:27.297539 application/epub+zip 385274 2025-06-23T16:25:26.456528 application/epub+zip 625586 2025-06-23T16:25:43.720930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569542 2025-06-23T16:25:35.782973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570111 2022-09-27T02:42:13.130651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 861705 2025-06-23T16:25:24.034524 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 861434 2019-06-14T22:16:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 861467 2019-06-14T22:16:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20667 2025-06-23T16:25:43.872895 application/rdf+xml 8468 2025-06-23T16:25:26.580504 image/jpeg 1516 2025-06-23T16:25:26.518471 image/jpeg 328880 2019-06-14T22:16:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 357338 2019-06-14T22:23:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 328653 2019-06-14T22:16:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 355797 2025-06-23T16:25:25.700488 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