[Transcriber’s Note: Italic text is denoted by _underscores_, small-capped text by +plus signs+, and upright text within italics by =equal signs=.] THE MILITARY ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY NEWCOME ‘He jests at Scars, who never felt a Wound’ --+Shakespeare+ [Illustration: _Starting to join his Regiment._] THE MILITARY ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY NEWCOME WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HIS CAMPAIGN ON THE PENINSULA AND IN PALL MALL AND NOTES BY AN OFFICER WITH FIFTEEN COLOURED SKETCHES BY T. ROWLANDSON A NEW EDITION METHUEN AND CO. LONDON 1904 NOTE This Issue is founded on the original Edition printed for Patrick Martin in the year 1816. DEDICATION TO THE SUBALTERNS OF THE BRITISH ARMY _Gentlemen,_ _I shall, I trust, be acquitted of any servile view, when, in dedicating this humble Essay to the Subalterns of the British Army, I adopt the only means in my power of shewing how much I honour and admire them._ _I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, With the greatest respect, Your most obedient Servant,_ _+The Author+._ LIST OF THE PLATES Starting to join his Regiment _To face the Title_ Johnny Newcome going to lay in Stock _To face p._ 36 Getting into his Billet ” 41 Taking his Breakfast ” 49 Introduced to his Colonel ” 62 Smells powder for the first time ” 76 Half Rations ” 78 Johnny writes an account of the Action to his Mother, which afterwards appears in the _Star_ ” 79 Learning to Smoke and drink Grog ” 80 Poor Johnny on the sick List ” 83 Going Sick to the Rear ” 85 Johnny safe returned to his Mama ” 94 Dash’d with his Suite for Santarem that Night ” 152 Johnny on Duty with his Chief ” 158 Presenting the Trophies ” 236 THE MILITARY ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY NEWCOME