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active 1835-1883 Thomas Faughnan
A 19th-century soldier-turned-memoirist, this author left behind a vivid firsthand account of British Army life, from hardship and routine to the violence of the Crimean War. His book offers the kind of lived detail that official histories often miss.
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Stirring Incidents in the Life of a British Soldier: An Autobiography
by active 1835-1883 Thomas Faughnan
About the author
Thomas Faughnan is known for Stirring Incidents in the Life of a British Soldier, an autobiographical work drawn from his years in the British Army. Library and catalog records list him as active between 1835 and 1883, and his memoir was published in multiple editions in the 1880s.
His book follows his service in Ireland, Gibraltar, and the Crimean War, and it has remained of interest because it tells military history from the rank-and-file point of view. Rather than offering a distant overview, Faughnan writes from experience, describing the daily demands of army life alongside the larger conflicts of the period.
Reliable biographical details about his personal life are limited in the sources available here, so much of what can be said with confidence comes through his own memoir. Even so, that firsthand voice gives his work lasting value for readers interested in soldiers' lives, 19th-century warfare, and the human side of imperial history.