Recollections of Robert Eadie, Private of His Majesty's 79th Regiment of Infantry; Giving a Concise Account of His Campaigns in Ireland, Denmark, Walcheren & The Peninsula. Written by Himself

London: Maggs Brothers, 1987. Reprint Edition limited to 75 Numbered copies, of which this is number 29. Hardcover. Very good. Format is approximately 4.25 inches by 7.5 inches. Contains preface, footnotes, and errata. This work was first printed in 1829. This book is one of the rarest of all the memoirs written by participants in the Peninsular War (one of the Napoleonic Wars that took place in Spain). Robert Eadie's love of a soldier's life is attested by the fact that, when the Veterans were called out in 1819, he could not resist, once again, volunteering. He spent a year guarding the prison hulks in Sheerness before being finally discharged in 1821 at Edinburgh Castle. Originally on the Irish establishment, the regiment became part of the British Army in 1804 and was renamed the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders). The 1st Battalion took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. In July 1808 the 79th Foot was deployed to Portugal for service in the Peninsular War. The regiment took part in the Battle of Corunna in January 1809 and was subsequently evacuated to England. The regiment returned to Portugal in January 1810 and saw action at the Battle of Bussaco in September 1810, the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811 and the Siege of Badajoz in March 1812. It fought at the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812, and took part in the occupation of Madrid in August 1812 and the Siege of Burgos in September 1812. It also saw combat at the Battle of the Pyrenees in July 1813, the Battle of Nivelle in November 1813 and the Battle of the Nive in December 1813 before taking part in the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814.