
The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G.C.B.
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The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G.C.B is a captivating memoir that provides readers with a firsthand account of the life and experiences of a distinguished military leader. Through vivid storytelling and detailed descriptions, Sir Harry Smith paints a vivid picture of his adventures on the battlefield and offers insights into the political and social landscape of his time. Written in a straightforward and engaging style, this autobiography offers a glimpse into the life of a remarkable individual and the historical events that shaped hi...
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- THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL Sir Harry Smith BART., G.C.B.
- PREFACE.
- DATES OF LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH’S COMMISSIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
- BOOKS USEFUL FOR REFERENCE IN CONNEXION WITH SIR HARRY SMITH’S LIFE.
- CONTENTS.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- On the Cover.
- CHAPTER I. MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AYRES. 1806-7.
- CHAPTER II. WITH SIR JOHN MOORE—BATTLE OF CORUÑA. 1808-9.
- CHAPTER III. BACK TO THE PENINSULA UNDER SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY. 1809.
- CHAPTER IV. CAMPAIGN OF 1810—THE 1ST GERMAN HUSSARS.
- CHAPTER V. CAMPAIGN OF 1810—BATTLE OF THE COA.
- CHAPTER VI. CAMPAIGN OF 1811.
- CHAPTER VII. CAMPAIGN OF 1812: STORMING OF CIUDAD RODRIGO.
- CHAPTER VIII. CAMPAIGN OF 1812: THE STORMING OF BADAJOS—HARRY SMITH’S MARRIAGE.
- CHAPTER IX. CAMPAIGN OF 1812: BATTLE OF SALAMANCA—OCCUPATION OF MADRID—RETREAT TO SALAMANCA.
- CHAPTER X. CAMPAIGN OF 1812: RETREAT TO THE LINES OF TORRES VEDRAS—WINTER OF 1812-13.
- CHAPTER XI. CAMPAIGN OF 1813: BATTLE OF VITTORIA.
- CHAPTER XII. CAMPAIGN OF 1813: ADVANCE TO VERA.
- CHAPTER XIII. CAMPAIGN OF 1813: IN THE PYRENEES etc.
- CHAPTER XIV. CAMPAIGN OF 1813: COLONEL COLBORNE—SECOND COMBAT OF VERA.
- CHAPTER XV. CAMPAIGN OF 1813: BATTLE OF THE NIVELLE.
- CHAPTER XVI. COMBAT OF THE 10TH DECEMBER—HARRY SMITH’S DREAM AND THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER.
- CHAPTER XVII. CAMPAIGN OF 1814: BATTLE OF ORTHEZ—ANECDOTE OF JUANA SMITH.
- CHAPTER XVIII. CAMPAIGN OF 1814: AT GÉE, NEAR AIRE—BATTLE OF TARBES—BATTLE OF TOULOUSE—END OF THE WAR.
- CHAPTER XIX. HARRY SMITH PARTS FROM HIS WIFE BEFORE STARTING FOR THE WAR IN AMERICA.
- CHAPTER XX. VOYAGE TO BERMUDA etc.
- CHAPTER XXI. HARRY SMITH ONCE MORE IN ENGLAND etc.
- CHAPTER XXII. SAILS WITH SIR EDWARD PAKENHAM ON THE EXPEDITION AGAINST NEW ORLEANS etc.
- CHAPTER XXIII. CAPTURE OF FORT BOWYER etc.
- CHAPTER XXIV. HARRY SMITH AND HIS WIFE START TOGETHER FOR THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN etc.
- CHAPTER XXV. JUANA’S STORY.
- CHAPTER XXVI. MARCH TO PARIS etc.
- CHAPTER XXVII. CAMBRAY, 1816-1818 etc.
- CHAPTER XXVIII. RETURN TO ENGLAND (1818) etc.
- CHAPTER XXIX. GLASGOW (1819-1825) etc.
- CHAPTER XXX. 1825-1828: HARRY SMITH ACCOMPANIES HIS REGIMENT TO NOVA SCOTIA etc.
- CHAPTER XXXI. AFTER STAYING THREE WEEKS AT NASSAU, HARRY SMITH AND HIS WIFE SAIL FOR ENGLAND etc.
- CHAPTER XXXII. VOYAGE TO THE CAPE etc.
- CHAPTER XXXIII. OUTBREAK OF A KAFIR WAR etc.
- CHAPTER XXXIV. HARRY SMITH CHIEF OF THE STAFF UNDER SIR BENJAMIN D’URBAN etc.
- CHAPTER XXXV. OVER THE KEI INTO HINTZA’S TERRITORY etc.
- CHAPTER XXXVI. MARCH ACROSS THE BASHEE TO THE UMTATA AND BACK TO THE BASHEE etc.
- CHAPTER XXXVII. HARRY SMITH LEFT IN COMMAND OF THE NEW "PROVINCE OF QUEEN ADELAIDE" etc.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII. HARRY SMITH’S ATTEMPTS AT CIVILIZING THE KAFIRS etc.
- CHAPTER XXXIX. LORD GLENELG ORDERS THE ABANDONMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEEN ADELAIDE etc.
- CHAPTER XL. VOYAGE FROM CAPE TOWN TO CALCUTTA etc.
- CHAPTER XLI. SIR HUGH GOUGH SUCCEEDS SIR JASPER NICOLLS AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN INDIA etc.
- APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XLI. On the Battle of Maharajpore.
- CHAPTER XLII. AFFAIRS IN THE PUNJAUB etc.
- CHAPTER XLIII. BATTLE OF FEROZESHAH (OR FEROZESHUHUR) etc.
- CHAPTER XLIV. SIR HARRY SMITH DETACHED FROM THE MAIN ARMY etc.
- CHAPTER XLV. THE BATTLES OF ALIWAL AND SOBRAON—END OF SIR HARRY SMITH’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
- CHAPTER XLVI. (Supplementary.) HONOURS AND REWARDS, AND KNITTING OF OLD FRIENDSHIPS.
- CHAPTER XLVII. (Supplementary) IN ENGLAND ONCE MORE etc.
- CHAPTER XLVIII. (Supplementary) SOUTH AFRICA IN 1847 etc.
- CHAPTER XLIX. (Supplementary) THE QUESTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY IN THE CAPE COLONY etc.
- CHAPTER L. (Supplementary.) AGAIN IN ENGLAND—LAST YEARS, 1852-1860.
- APPENDIX I. Diary of the Expedition to Monte Video, etc. 1806-7.
- APPENDIX II. Some Family Letters preserved by Harry Smith with Particular Care.
- APPENDIX III. Memorandum addressed to Sir B. D’Urban on the Diet and Treatment of Soldiers in Confinement.
- APPENDIX IV. Extracts from Harry Smith’s Letters to his Wife during the Kafir War, 1835.
- APPENDIX V. Address of Colonel Smith to the Caffer Chiefs, 7th January, 1836.
- APPENDIX VI. Extracts from Sir Harry Smith’s Letters from India, to his Sister, Mrs Sargant.
- APPENDIX VII. Sir Harry Smith’s Recall from the Cape.
- APPENDIX VIII. Sir Harry Smith’s Paternal and Maternal Ancestry.
- FOOTNOTES
- INDEX.
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