Description Diaries, memoirs, and letters by officers of the Napoleonic era abound, but there are few reminiscences by common foot soldiers.
Harris\'s personal anecdotes, brimming with ready wit and memorable descriptions, tell of military life from the bottom up: the soldiers\' camaraderie amid physical hardships and inadequate supplies.
This extraordinarily vivid and entirely authentic report by British Rifleman Benjamin Harris offers rare glimpses of life among the enlisted men.
Description Diaries, memoirs, and letters by officers of the Napoleonic era abound, but there are few reminiscences by common foot soldiers