Redcoats: The British Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars 1781599866, 9781781599860

What was a British soldiers life like during the Napoleonic Wars? How was he recruited and trained? How did he live on h

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Redcoats: The British Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars
1781599866, 9781781599860

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