Jack Archer and One of the 28th

Jack Archer
A Tale of the Crimean War
By G. A. Henty

In 1853 a conflict between Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic monks over Jerusalem holy sites exposed other disagreements between Turkey and a Russian empire desirous of expanding into the Mediterranean. The British and French rushed to arms on the side of the Turks. Our hero, Jack Archer, joins the Navy and takes part in or witnesses many battles of that war. The author, G. A. Henty, actually served in the military hospital in Scutari with Florence Nightingale, and so was himself witness to many scenes described in this story.

One of the 28th
A Tale of Waterloo and the Final Defeat of Napoleon
By G. A. Henty

Ralph Conway is captured by a privateer and has many adventures in the Caribbean. Returning home, he and his friend Stapleton join the 28th Regiment, fight in Ireland, and in 1815 embark for Belgium to fight the French. The armies of the Duke of Wellington and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte finally meet in the decisive Battle of Waterloo in Flanders. When the smoke cleared over 47,000 lay on the field either dead or wounded. Napoleon is exiled to Elba and a relative peace of 40 years settled on Europe until the Crimean War.