audiobook Four Years on the Firing Line (Classic Reprint) by Col. James Cooper Nisbet in History

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Excerpt from The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray; Vol. 13: Catherine; a Short Story and Other TalesIn the year 1705; then; whether it was that the Queen of England did feel seriously alarmed at the notice that a French prince should occupy the Spanish throne; or whether she was tenderly attached to the Emperor of Ger many; or whether she was obliged to fight out the quarrel of William of Orange; who made us pay and fight for his Dutch provinces; or whether poor old Louis Quatorze did really frighten her; or whether Sarah Jennings and her husband wanted to make a fight; knowing how much they should gain by it -whatever the reason was; it was evi dent that the war was to continue; and there was almost as much soldiering and recruiting; parading; pike and gun exercising; flag-flying; drum-beating; powder-blazing; and military enthusiasm; as we can all remember in the year 1801; what time the Corsican upstart menaced our shores. A recruiting-party and captain of Cutts's regiment (which had been so mangled at Blenheim the year before) was now in Warwickshire; and having their da'pe't at Warwick; the captain and his attendant; the sergeant; were used to travel through the country; seeking for heroes to fill up the gaps in Cutts's corps; - and for adventures to pass away the weary time of a country life.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work; preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases; an imperfection in the original; such as a blemish or missing page; may be replicated in our edition. We do; however; repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.