SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

LONDON:

S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley,

Bangor House, Shoe Lane.

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS;

OR,

ANECDOTES, DETAILS, AND RECOLLECTIONS
OF NAVAL AND MILITARY LIFE,

AS RELATED TO HIS NEPHEWS, BY

AN OLD OFFICER.

WITH MORE THAN FIFTY ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD,

FROM DESIGNS BY JOHN GILBERT.

LONDON:

JOHN HARRIS, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD.
1842.

Jun 842,6

HARVARD COLLEGE LIDZARY
GIFT OF

EDWARD PERCIVAL MEKALET
MAY 21, 1925

George Mogrisge

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.

Soldiers and Sailors. - Recruiting sergeant, officer and Jack-tar.

-Generals and Admirals.— Which is the braver, the Red-coat or

the Blue-jacket?- Cavalry and Infantry. - Engineers, Artillery,

and Marines. Not all sunshine with soldiers and sailors. - The

old Soldier.

- Different opinions about war.

most steady?-A standing rule for a soldier.

When are sailors

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CHAPTER II.

A general rule for the conduct of a good soldier.

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The beginning

of sailors. The origin of the British army.—The oldest regiment in

the service. - Description of the life-guards. - British soldiers and

sailors the best in the world. The Flemish brig and the Deal

galley. The French sloop and the British fisherman. The black

trumpeter and the bold soldier. - A soldier should attend to his

own duty.

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CHAPTER III.

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British sailors.-A hearty cheer.-Seamen are sad clumsy fellows

in some things.-The pretended sailor.-Jack in the wherry.-A

squall. The chain cable.—The sailor's marriage. The arrival.

Banns. Disappointment. -Doctors' Commons. - Licence.-The

church gates.

The robing-room. The ceremony. The Prayer

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Book.-The Bible.-Jack happy.

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