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Napier (17841855) came from a military family and went on to have a distinguished career in the British Army as general and Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. In this 1884 posthumously published memoir, he reminisces on his life and on the responsibilities of an army officer.

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Preface; 1. Choice of a profession; 2. Expedition to Sweden; 3. The Peninsular War; 4. Advance from the Lines of Torres Vedras; 5. Promotion; 6. Marriage; 7. Appointed to the command of the 71st Light Infantry; 8. Concluding extract; Appendix.

Passages in the Early Military Life of General Sir George T. Napier K.C.B.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 12/8/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108036337, 978-1108036337
      ISBN10: 1108036333
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Napier (17841855) came from a military family and went on to have a distinguished career in the British Army as general and Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. In this 1884 posthumously published memoir, he reminisces on his life and on the responsibilities of an army officer.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. Choice of a profession; 2. Expedition to Sweden; 3. The Peninsular War; 4. Advance from the Lines of Torres Vedras; 5. Promotion; 6. Marriage; 7. Appointed to the command of the 71st Light Infantry; 8. Concluding extract; Appendix.

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