A famous example of this was Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith (1787-1860), better known as Harry Smith. It's impossible to do his life justice here or even run through all the battles he was involved in, but the following should give a flavour.Smith was born in Whittlesey, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. He was commissioned in the elite 95th Rifles in 1805. His first active service was in South America in 1806. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Montevideo in 1807 but first came to real prominence during the Peninsular War.
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