Light Bobs and Greenjackets

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Rifles: Six Years with Wellington's Legendary Sharpshooters
1.  Rifles: Six Years with Wellington's Legendary Sharpshooters by Mark Urban
The list author says:
  "a compelling account of the 95th Rifles' service in Wellington's campaigns - quotes extensively from riflemen's memoirs, painting a vivid picture of life on campaign."
£5.19   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Swift and Bold: The 60th Rifles During the Peninsula War (Regiments and Campaigns)
2.  Swift and Bold: The 60th Rifles During the Peninsula War (Regiments and Campaigns) by Gibbes Rigaud
The list author says:
  "the other green jackets - the 5th Battalion 60th formed three years before the 95th, were overshadowed by the younger regiment despite being present at most of the major peninsula battles"
£10.99   Used & New from: £8.19
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Tales of the Rifle Brigade: "Adventures in the Rifle Brigade" AND "Random Shots from a Rifleman"
3.  Tales of the Rifle Brigade: "Adventures in the Rifle Brigade" AND "Random Shots from a Rifleman" by Sir John Kincaid
The list author says:
  "first of the 95th officers to publish memoirs of life on campaign"
£9.09   Used & New from: £6.99
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Captain of the 95th (rifles): An Officer of Wellington's Sharpshooters During Peninsular, South of France and Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
4.  Captain of the 95th (rifles): An Officer of Wellington's Sharpshooters During Peninsular, South of France and Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars by Jonathan Leach
£9.99   Used & New from: £6.77

Rifleman Costello - The Adventures of a Soldier of the 95th (Rifles) in the Peninsular & Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
5.  Rifleman Costello - The Adventures of a Soldier of the 95th (Rifles) in the Peninsular & Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars by Edward Costello
£8.99   Used & New from: £6.29
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Compleat Rifleman Harris: The Adventures of a Soldier of the 95th (Rifles) During the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
6.  The Compleat Rifleman Harris: The Adventures of a Soldier of the 95th (Rifles) During the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars by Benjamin Harris
The list author says:
  "the memoir of a rifleman of the 95thwho served on the Copenhagen campaign (1808), the first Peninsula expedition and the retreat on Corruna (1808), as well as the disasterous Walcheren campaign (1809)"
£7.99   Used & New from: £5.18
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Surtees of the 95th Rifles
7.  Surtees of the 95th Rifles by William Surtees
£9.99   Used & New from: £7.20

Men of the Rifles: The Reminiscences of Thomas Knight of the 95th (Rifles) by Thomas Knight; Henry Curling's Anecdotes by Henry Curling and the Field ... Its Formation to Waterloo by Jonathan Leach
8.  Men of the Rifles: The Reminiscences of Thomas Knight of the 95th (Rifles) by Thomas Knight; Henry Curling's Anecdotes by Henry Curling and the Field ... Its Formation to Waterloo by Jonathan Leach by Thomas Knight
£8.99   Used & New from: £6.06

British Rifle Man: The Journals and Correspondence of Major George Simmons, Rifle Brigade During the Peninsular War and Campaign of Waterloo
9.  British Rifle Man: The Journals and Correspondence of Major George Simmons, Rifle Brigade During the Peninsular War and Campaign of Waterloo by George Simmons
£14.50   Used & New from: £8.25
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Marines to Rifles: The Military Experiences of Robert Fernyhough During the Napoleonic Wars with a Short Description of the Military Careers of His Brothers
10.  Marines to Rifles: The Military Experiences of Robert Fernyhough During the Napoleonic Wars with a Short Description of the Military Careers of His Brothers by Thomas Fernyhough
£8.99   Used & New from: £6.32

Bugler and Officer of the Rifles: With 95th (Rifles) During the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
11.  Bugler and Officer of the Rifles: With 95th (Rifles) During the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars by William Green
£8.99   Used & New from: £6.32

The Sharpest Fight: The 95th Rifles at Tarbes, 20th March 1814
12.  The Sharpest Fight: The 95th Rifles at Tarbes, 20th March 1814 by Michael Ayrton
Used & New from: £14.97
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Regulations for the Exercise of Riflemen and Light Infantry and Instructions for Their Conduct in the Field (1814)
13.  Regulations for the Exercise of Riflemen and Light Infantry and Instructions for Their Conduct in the Field (1814) by For The War Office 1814 Printed for the War Office 1814
£9.50   Used & New from: £5.42
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Adventures of a Young Rifleman: the Experiences of a Saxon in the French & British Armies During the Napoleonic Wars
14.  Adventures of a Young Rifleman: the Experiences of a Saxon in the French & British Armies During the Napoleonic Wars by Johann Christian Maempel
The list author says:
  "The memoirs of a young Saxon conscripted into the French Army, who later defected to the King's German Legion Jaeger."
£9.99   Used & New from: £7.20

Fusiliers: How the British Army Lost America but Learned to Fight
15.  Fusiliers: How the British Army Lost America but Learned to Fight by Mark Urban
The list author says:
  "an interesting look at the development of light infantry tactics in the British army, and their employment in the American War of Independence"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.58
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Private Wheeler: the Letters of a Soldier of the 51st Light Infantry During the Peninsular War & at Waterloo
16.  Private Wheeler: the Letters of a Soldier of the 51st Light Infantry During the Peninsular War & at Waterloo by William Wheeler
The list author says:
  "Red coated light infantrymen formed the backbone of the Light Division, their unrifled muskets pushing them closer to the enemy's voltigeurs."
£17.09   Used & New from: £15.71
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Soldiering with the 'Division': The Military Experiences of an Infantryman of the 43rd Regiment During the Napoleonic Wars
17.  Soldiering with the 'Division': The Military Experiences of an Infantryman of the 43rd Regiment During the Napoleonic Wars by Thomas Garrety
£8.99   Used & New from: £6.32

With the Light Division: the Experiences of an Officer of the 43rd Light Infantry in the Peninsula and South of France During the Napoleonic Wars
18.  With the Light Division: the Experiences of an Officer of the 43rd Light Infantry in the Peninsula and South of France During the Napoleonic Wars by John H. Cooke
£18.99

The Light Infantry Officer: the Experiences of an Officer of the 43rd Light Infantry in America During the War of 1812
19.  The Light Infantry Officer: the Experiences of an Officer of the 43rd Light Infantry in America During the War of 1812 by John H. Cooke
£8.99   Used & New from: £6.19

Light Bob: The Experiences of a Young Officer in the 28th and 36th Regts. of the British Infantry During the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars 1804-1814
20.  Light Bob: The Experiences of a Young Officer in the 28th and 36th Regts. of the British Infantry During the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars 1804-1814 by Robert Blakeney
£10.99   Used & New from: £8.71

Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809
21.  Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809 by Bernard Cornwell
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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