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Memoirs of a Cavalier

by Daniel Defoe

First published
1720
Reading level
Fairly demanding
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Free
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"Memoirs of a Cavalier" by Daniel Defoe is a work of historical fiction published in 1720. The story follows an English gentleman-soldier through two devastating conflicts: the Thirty Years' War in Germany, where he serves under the legendary Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus, and the English Civil War, where he fights for King Charles the First. Through one man's military journal spanning 1632 to 1648, Defoe chronicles the grand sweep of European warfare and political upheaval during a tumultuous era.

  • Historical fiction
  • War stories
  • Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
  • Soldiers
  • Great Britain
  • Royalists

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #12259. Memoirs of a Cavalier on Wikipedia.

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