A famous Irish regiment at war
The Connaught Rangers-the 88th Regiment of Foot-were popularly known as the 'Devil's Own' and have been a notable and redoubtable infantry regiment within the British Army since their creation in 1793. Principally comprised of Irishmen they had a mixed reputation as being exactly what was required on the field of battle but something of a burden to commanders on other occasions. They saw much action under Wellington during the Peninsular War and by the time the conflict in Russia broke out, in the campaign in the Crimea in the middle of the 19th century,...

A famous Irish regiment at war
The Connaught Rangers-the 88th Regiment of Foot-were popularly known as the 'Devil's Own' and have been a notable and redoubtable infantry regiment within the British Army since their creation in 1793. Principally comprised of Irishmen they had a mixed reputation as being exactly what was required on the field of battle but something of a burden to commanders on other occasions. They saw much action under Wellington during the Peninsular War and by the time the conflict in Russia broke out, in the campaign in the Crimea in the middle of the 19th century,...

Steevens' reminiscences, is one of the rarer British memoirs from the Napoleonic Wars. He spent his whole military career in the 'Old XX', the 20th Regiment of foot, ultimately commanding it in the later stages of the Peninsular War. During the period, Steevens served in a number of important campaigns including the Helder campaign of 1799, Egypt, Italy (Maida campaign), Corunna, Walcheren and then back to the Peninsula. There are few officers who can claim such an active military career. This edition is not a facsimilie production but a complete new reprint of the original. I have taken the...