The Adventures Of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures Of Brigadier Gerard
by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
First published by George Newnes, London, 1896
Ten Brigadier Gerard stories first published in The Strand Magazine
First book edition: George Newnes, London, 1896
The Adventures Of Brigadier Gerard Preface
I hope that some readers may possibly be interested in these little tales of the Napoleonic soldiers to the extent of following them up to the springs from which they flow. The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read. Setting aside historical works or the biographies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged. The Cavalry were particularly happy in their writers of memoirs. Thus De Rocca in his “Memoires sur la guerre des Francais en Espagne” has given the narrative of a Hussar, while De Naylies in his “Mémoires sur la guerre d’Espagne” gives the same campaigns from the point of view of the Dragoon. Then we have the “Souvenirs Militaires du Colonel de Gonneville,” which treats a series of wars, including that of Spain, as seen from under the steel-brimmed hair-crested helmet of a Cuirassier. Pre-eminent among all these works, and among all military memoirs, are the famous reminiscences of Marbot, which can be obtained in an English form. Marbot was a Chasseur, so again we obtain the Cavalry point of view. Among other books which help one to an understanding of the Napoleonic soldier I would specially recommend “Les Cahiers du Capitaine Coignet,” which treat the wars from the point of view of the private of the Guards, and “Les Memoires du Sergeant Bourgoyne,” who was a non-commissioned officer in the same corps. The Journal of Sergeant Fricasse and the Recollections of de Fezenac and of de Segur complete the materials from which I have worked in my endeavour to give a true historical and military atmosphere to an imaginary figure.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. March, 1903.
The Adventures Of Brigadier Gerard Contents
I. How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear
Brigadier Gerard Story X. first published in The Strand Magazine August 1902
II. How the Brigadier Captured Saragossa
Brigadier Gerard Story XVI. first published in The Strand Magazine April 1903
III. How the Brigadier Slew the Fox
Brigadier Gerard Story IX. first published in The Strand Magazine January 1900
IV. How the Brigadier Saved the Army
Brigadier Gerard Story XI. first published in The Strand Magazine November 1902
V. How the Brigadier Triumphed in England
Brigadier Gerard Story XV. first published in The Strand Magazine March 1903
VI. How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk
Brigadier Gerard Story XII. first published in The Strand Magazine December 1902
VII. How the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo: I. The Story Of The Forest Inn
Brigadier Gerard Story XIII. first published in The Strand Magazine January 1903
VIII. How the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo: II. The Story Of The Nine Prussian Horsemen
Brigadier Gerard Story XIV. first published in The Strand Magazine February 1903
IX. The Last Adventure of the Brigadier
Brigadier Gerard Story XVII. first published in The Strand Magazine May 1903
X. The Marriage Of The Brigadier
Brigadier Gerard Story XVIII. first published in The Strand Magazine September 1910
