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"Celer et Audax"-the 5th battalion of the 60th (Rifles) against
Napoleon's French Army
Among those fascinated by the Napoleonic Wars and the war in Spain
in particular there has been much focus on the activities of
Wellingtons famous green clad riflemen-the 95th. These were not the
only riflemen in the famous Peninsula Army. An older rifles
regiment-the 60th-distinguished by red facings on their rifle green
jackets, also served with distinction alongside their comrades of
the 95th in virtually every action and battle of the war. The
regiment could trace its ancestry to the New World where as the
Royal Americans it fought in the French and Indian War. Always a
multi-national regiment it recruited Hungarians, Swiss, Germans and
even Frenchmen who could demonstrate the unique flair for
independent action and skill at marksmanship essential for a
rifleman. The 60th were almost always broken up into detachments
serving in all the divisions of the army ensuring their honours
roll would read like chronology of the war. This rare
book-celebrated by Leonaur as its 250 title published-chronicles
their Peninsular War from Rolica to Toulouse and will be essential
reading for anyone fascinated by the period.
"Celer et Audax"-the 5th battalion of the 60th (Rifles against
Napoleon's French Army
Among those fascinated by the Napoleonic Wars and the war in Spain
in particular there has been much focus on the activities of
Wellingtons famous green clad riflemen-the 95th. These were not the
only riflemen in the famous Peninsula Army. An older rifles
regiment-the 60th-distinguished by red facings on their rifle green
jackets, also served with distinction alongside their comrades of
the 95th in virtually every action and battle of the war. The
regiment could trace its ancestry to the New World where as the
Royal Americans it fought in the French and Indian War. Always a
multi-national regiment it recruited Hungarians, Swiss, Germans and
even Frenchmen who could demonstrate the unique flair for
independent action and skill at marksmanship essential for a
rifleman. The 60th were almost always broken up into detachments
serving in all the divisions of the army ensuring their honours
roll would read like chronology of the war. This rare
book-celebrated by Leonaur as its 250 title published-chronicles
their Peninsular War from Rolica to Toulouse and will be essential
reading for anyone fascinated by the period.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ The Lines Formed Round Oxford By King Charles The First, With
Notices Of The Part Taken By The University In Behalf Of The
Royalist Cause, Between 1642 And 1646; Issue 3 Of The Lines Formed
Round Oxford By King Charles The First: With Notices Of The Part
Taken By The University In Behalf Of The Royalist Cause, Between
1642 And 1646; Gibbes Rigaud Gibbes Rigaud W.R. Bowden, 1880 Great
Britain; Oxford (England)
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