A British Rifle Man The Journals and Correspondence of Major George Simmons, Rifle Brigade, During the Peninsular War and the Campaign of Waterloo
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A BRITISH RIFLE MAN
SKETCH MAPS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
COMMENCEMENT OF THE PENINSULAR WAR CAMPAIGN OF 1808
CAMPAIGN OF 1809
CHAPTER I
Letter No. I
Journal—25th May-15th July 1809
Letter No. II
CHAPTER II
Journal—18th July-10th December 1809
Letter No. III
Letter No. IV
Journal—11th December-31st December 1809
CAMPAIGN OF 1810
CHAPTER III Campaign of 1810
Journal—1st January-27th February 1810
Letter No. V
Journal—4th March-30th April 1810
Affair of Barba del Puerco
Letter No. VI
CHAPTER IV
Journal—7th May-8th August 1810
Combat of the Coa
Letter No. VII
CHAPTER V
Journal—15th August-30th September
Letter No. VIII
Journal—1st October-31st December 1810
Letter No. IX
CAMPAIGN OF 1811
CHAPTER VI
Letter No. X
Journal—20th January-25th March 1811
Fight of Pombal
Combat of Redinha
Action of Cazal Nova
Combat of Foz de Aronce
Letter No. XI
CHAPTER VII
Journal—26th March-25th May 1811
Action of Sabugal
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
Letter No. XII
CHAPTER VIII
Journal—26th May-21st August 1811
Letter No. XIII
Journal—29th August-September 1811
Letter No. XIV
Journal—1st October-20th December 1811
Letter No. XV
CAMPAIGN OF 1812
CHAPTER IX
Journal—4th January-30th July 1812
Storming of Ciudad Rodrigo
Storming of Fort Picurina
Storming of Badajoz
Battle of Salamanca
CHAPTER X
Journal—1st-31st August 1812
Letter No. XVI
Journal—1st September-31st December 1812
Combat of the Huebra (San Munoz)
Letter No. XVII
Letter No. XVIII
CAMPAIGN OF 1813
CHAPTER XI
Letter No. XIX
Letter No. XX
Postscript, written across the Preceding by George Simmons
Journal—1st May-30th August 1813
Battle of Vitoria
CHAPTER XII
Letter No. XXI
Journal—31st August-31st December 1813
Forcing the Pass of Vera
Battle of the Nivelle
Letter No. XXII
CAMPAIGN OF 1814
CHAPTER XIII
Journal—12th January-21st March 1814
Battle of Orthez
Action of Tarbes
Letter No. XXIII
Finished by Maud Simmons
Journal—13th April-23rd July 1814
CAMPAIGN OF 1815
CHAPTER XIV
Journal—25th April-June 1815
Letter No. XXIV
Journal—15th-18th June 1815
Letter No. XXV
Letter No. XXVI
Letter No. XXVII
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II Medical Certificates
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