NAM.1987-03-21-1

Photocopy of an edition of the memoirs and letters of James Whimster, who served in the Caithness Legion, 1798-1800, 79th Highlanders 1800-1811, and Sicilian Regiment 1813-1816. He saw action during the Peninsular War, left the 79th as a Sergeant, and held the rank of Lieutenant in the Sicilians. His memoirs cover his life to 1805, and the remainder of the story has been reconstructed from letters and other family information. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814).

Peninsular War (1808-1814)