Project Gutenberg 2024-07-25 Public domain in the USA. 186 Hope, James Archibald 1785 1871 The military memoirs of an infantry officer, 1809-1816 $aEdinburgh :$bPrinted for the Author, $c1833. Published anonymously. May be incorrectly attributed to James Archibald Hope. Brian Coe, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Military Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, 1809-1816" by James Archibald Hope is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This memoir provides an in-depth, personal perspective on the author's experiences as a British infantry officer during the Napoleonic Wars, particularly highlighting military campaigns and the emotional impact of war on soldiers and their families. Hope's narrative likely serves to depict the realities of military life, the challenges faced in various campaigns, and the connections formed between soldiers as they confront hardship together. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for a significant military expedition undertaken by British forces in 1809. It describes the preparations for the campaign against the French, capturing the anxious anticipation of families bidding farewell to their loved ones. Hope paints a vivid image of the emotions linked to departure and the camaraderie among soldiers. He recounts the bustling scene at various ports filled with officers and soldiers gearing up for war, reflecting on both the joyous farewells and the somber reality of potential loss. The preparation culminates in the sailing of the expedition, with hints of the hardships and battles that will follow, laying a foundation of tension and expectation for the events to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/militarymemoirso00hope/page/22/mode/2up 20200726041135archibald 1833 GB Reading ease score: 55.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 Peninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Personal narratives Quatre-Bras, Battle of, Quatre-Bras, Belgium, 1815 Ligny, Battle of, Ligny, Belgium, 1815 DC Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 709417 2025-07-29T09:53:24.770766 text/html 684851 2024-07-25T06:19:18 text/html 343196 2025-07-29T09:53:34.768769 application/epub+zip 339356 2025-07-29T09:53:26.517749 application/epub+zip 339357 2025-07-29T09:53:25.804768 application/epub+zip 485888 2025-07-29T09:53:40.567172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433116 2025-07-29T09:53:33.708697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650605 2025-07-29T09:53:23.941814 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 630569 2024-07-25T06:19:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17457 2025-07-29T09:53:40.726168 application/rdf+xml 7180 2025-07-29T09:53:25.908731 image/jpeg 1984 2025-07-29T09:53:25.857756 image/jpeg 269930 2025-07-29T09:53:24.826780 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