The Waterloo Irishman
The True Story of an Irish Rifleman at the Heart of Wellington's WarsBy Edward CostelloRecorded TrackLength1h 43m
About this audiobook
Edward Costello was an Irish soldier who spent more than a decade fighting across Portugal, Spain and France with Wellington's famous 95th Rifles. From the forced marches of the Peninsular War to the bloody breaches of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, Costello experienced the Napoleonic Wars from the ground, alongside the men who carried the ladders into battle.
He survived repeated wounds, disease, hunger and the horrors of the battlefield. He fought at Salamanca and Vittoria, crossed the Bidassoa into France, and was wounded at Waterloo. Yet his military career did not end with Napoleon. More than twenty years later, he returned to Spain to fight in the First Carlist War, this time recruiting and commanding British volunteers.
The Waterloo Irishman presents Costello's remarkable memoir in a modern, accessible edition, preserving the immediacy and dark humour of a soldier who witnessed war from the ranks.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir
Length1 hr 43 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMar 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title
2018. The Guerilla Chief
2Editor's Introduction
2119. The Road to Vittoria
31. Dublin to Portugal
2220. The River Bidassoa
42. The Company of O'Hare
2321. Fighting on French Soil
53. Tom Plunket's Shot
2422. Into France
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64. Crauford's Forced March
2523. England Before Waterloo
75. Skirmish at the Coa
2624. The Hospitals of Brussels
86. The Death of Colonel Talbot
2725. Chelsea and the Board
97. Retreat to Torres Vedras
2826. The British Legion
108. The Long Watch at Santarem
2927. Back to Vittoria
119. Into Santarem
3028. Winter in Spain
1210. The Road to Rodrigo
3129. The Fever Wards
1311. Cavalry on the Plain
3230. Dismissed Without Cause
1412. The Escape from Almeida
3331. The Assault on San Sebastian
1513. The Forlorn Hope at Rodrigo
3432. A Medal and a Leg
1614. The Burial of Crauford
3533. The Legion Falls Apart
1715. The Breach at Badajoz
3634. The Road Home
1816. Back from the Hospitals
37Conclusion
1917. The Field of Salamanca
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