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The Third Edition, in one vol. post 8vo. price 10s. Qd. bds. of ■ 

 ADVENTURES IN THE RIFI/E BRIGADE, 



IN THE 



PENINSULA, FRANCE, AND THE NETHERLANDS, 



FROM THE YEAR 1809 TO 1815, 

 BY CAPTAIN JOHN KINCAID, First Battalion. 



" An admirable little book." — Quarterly Review. 



" To those who are unacquainted with John Kincaid of the Rifles, — and few, we 

 trow, of the old Peninsula bands are in this ignorant predicament, and to those who 

 know him, we equally recommend the perusal of his book : it isafac-simileof the man 

 — a perfect reflection of his image, veluti in speculo. A capital Soldier, a pithy and 

 graphic narrator, and a fellow of infinite jest. Captain Kincaid has given us, in this 

 modest volume, the impress of his qualities, the beau ideal of a thorough-going Soldier 

 of Service, and the faithful and witty history of some six years' honest and triumphant 

 fighting. 



" There is nothing extant in a Soldier's Journal, which, with so little pretension, 

 paints with such truth and raciness the ' domestic economy' of campaigning, and the 

 down-right business of handling the enemy. 



" But we cannot follow further ; — recommending every one of our readers to pursue 

 the Author himself to his crowning scene of Waterloo, where they will find him as 

 quaint and original as at his debut. We assure them, it is not possible, by isolated 

 extracts, to give a suitable impression of the spirit and originality which never flag from 

 beginning to end of Captain Kincaid's volume ; in every page of which he throws out 

 flashes of native humour, a tithe of which would make the fortune of a Grub-street 

 Bookmaker." — United Service Journal. 



" His book has one fault, the rarest fault in books, it is too short." 



Monthly Magazine, April. 



Also, by the same A uthor, Second Edition, in one vol. post 8vo. price 10s. Qd. 



RANDOM SHOTS FROM A RIFLEMAN. 



" It is one of the most pithy, witty, soldier-like, and pleasant books in existence." 



United Service Journal. 



" The present volume is to the full as pleasant, and what is still more strange, as 

 original as the last. Criticism would become a sinecure if many such volumes were 

 written : all left for us is to admire and recommend." — New Monthly Magazine. 



" The present volume is likely to add to his reputation. It is a useful Appendix 

 to the larger works of Napier and other military commentators. It is never dull, 

 tedious, technical, or intricate." — Times. 



" Those who have read Captain Kincaid's Adventures in the Rifle Brigade will seize 

 this volume with avidity, and having dashed through it, will lay it down with only one 

 feeling of regret— that it is not longer." — Neius. 



Elegantly bound in the Uniform of the Regiment, 1 vol. post 8vo. price 10s. Qd. 



THE 



ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN JOHN PATTERSON, 



With Notices of the Officers, fyc. of the 50th, or Quee?i , s Own Regiment, 

 FROM 180 TO 1821. 



DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO QUEEN ADELAIDE. 



'• This volume contains a well-written, yet unvarnished narrative, of the adventures 

 of the 50th foot, (better known as the • Dirty Half-hundred,' from their black facings), 

 during the Peninsular war. It argues well for the bravery, as well as modesty, of Cap- 

 tain Patterson, that throughout his work we have but little of himself, and much of his 

 brother officers."— Bell's Messenger. 



" Captain Patterson's Adventures are the record of a brave soldier — of a dashing, 

 high-minded British officer, who never fears a rival, and never knew what it was to 

 have an enemy, or to hate any man. His descriptions are remarkable for their vivid- 

 ness and accuracy, and his anecdotes will bear repetition once a week for life." — Sun. 



u Captain Patterson is one of the pleasantest of the numerous tribe of gallant officers 

 who has done so much credit to the British name, by fighting and writing with equal 

 spirit "—Constitutional. 



