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Hi everyone, I am percolating a new novel and I want the hero to be an injured war veteran from the peninsular wars. I have an idea that he would have been one of the soldiers left for dead on the battlefield, but then rescued. He has some permanent injuries, but nothing major.
The thing is, I feel like in every novel of this period (regency England) if there is an injured soldier he was injured at Waterloo. I want my hero to have been injured at an earlier battle, resulting in him coming back to England sooner.
I have been researching the battles, but am having a really difficult time coming up with info about soldiers who were left for dead on the battlefield. I have read that this happened, but beyond this there is nothing more specific.
Does anyone have any idea of resources (books, etc) that might be useful to get more info about this?
The hero's history does not have to be meticulous, but I want to be able to give some details that are as close to accurate as possible.
Thanks!
The thing is, I feel like in every novel of this period (regency England) if there is an injured soldier he was injured at Waterloo. I want my hero to have been injured at an earlier battle, resulting in him coming back to England sooner.
I have been researching the battles, but am having a really difficult time coming up with info about soldiers who were left for dead on the battlefield. I have read that this happened, but beyond this there is nothing more specific.
Does anyone have any idea of resources (books, etc) that might be useful to get more info about this?
The hero's history does not have to be meticulous, but I want to be able to give some details that are as close to accurate as possible.
Thanks!