Thomas Jackson

Broschiertes Buch

Narrative of the Eventful Life of Thomas Jackson

Militiaman and Coldstream Sergeant, 1803-15

Beschreibung

Jackson's memoir provides a unique and colourful account of his experiences both at home and on campaign as a militiaman, Coldstreamer and Chelsea pensioner.

Autor

Thomas Jackson (1785/6-1859) joined the Staffordshire Militia in 1803 and transferred to the Coldstream Guards in 1812. He lost his right leg at Bergen-op-Zoom in 1814 and was discharged with a Chelsea pension. Jackson returned to Walsall, his hometown, and later worked as a coal merchant's clerk, schoolteacher and plater. Eamonn O'Keeffe recently completed a degree in history at Merton College, Oxford. His research on British Napoleonic-era military music, courts-martial, and soldiers' memoirs has been published in Canadian Military History and the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. He served as Drum-Major of the Fort York Guard until 2016, leading a fife and drum corps at Canada's best-preserved War of 1812 historic site.

Produktdetails

• From Reason to Revolution
• Verlag: Helion & Company
• Seitenzahl: 134
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9781912390120
• ISBN-10: 1912390124
• Artikelnr.: 49019864