History Literature / DeathToTheFrench

* SilverBullet: One particularly superstitious French soldier whom Dodd is facing mould silver musket balls when they start to believe that Dodd is a supernatural being. It is said that musket balls moulded by the soldiery themselves (when they take the care to do so) can have better performance than those issued to the rank and file, but to cast them out of actual silver is so out there that even Dodd, a five-year veteran of five campaigns, merely thought the French must be stretching their supply of lead with scrap metal, and threw the unexpectedly light and unusually shiny ball away without care, when one of them happened to come into his possession.

* SilverBullet: One particularly superstitious French soldier whom Dodd is facing mould silver musket balls when they start to believe that Dodd is a supernatural being. It is said that musket balls moulded by the soldiery themselves (when they take the care to do so) can have better performance than those issued to the rank and file, but to make them out of actual silver is so out there that even Dodd, a five-year veteran of five campaigns, merely thought the French must be stretching their supply of lead with scrap metal, and threw the unexpectedly light and unusually shiny ball away without care, when one of them happened to come into his possession.

* SilverBullet: One particularly superstitious French soldier whom Dodd is facing mould silver musket balls when they start to believe that Dodd is a supernatural being. It is said that musket balls moulded by the soldiery themselves (when they take the care to do so) can have better performance than those supplied to the rank and file, but to make them out of actual silver is so out there that even Dodd, a five-year veteran of five campaigns, merely thought the French must be stretching their supply of lead with scrap metal, and threw the unexpectedly light and unusually shiny ball away without care, when one of them happened to come into his possession.

* SilverBullet: The French soldiers whom Dodd is facing mould silver bullets when they start to believe that Dodd is a supernatural being. In the book the bullets have better performance then the traditional lead ball ammo.

* ShoutOut: In ''Sharpe's Escape'' (2004), one of Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe novels Matthew Dodd appears right before being separated from Sharpe's company in a skirmish. Per WordOfGod, this intended to be Forester's Dodd, in a nod to one of Sharpe's biggest influences.

''Death to the French'' (also [[MarketBasedTitle published as]] ''Rifleman Dodd'') was written by C.S. Forester in 1932. The novel is set during UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars, specifically in the "Peninsular War" in UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}, with allied forces fighting against the armies of UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The chief focus of the novel is on a member of 95th Foot Rifles Matthew Dodd, aka Rifleman Dodd.

''Death to the French'' (also [[MarketBasedTitle published as]] ''Rifleman Dodd'']]) was written by C.S. Forester in 1932. The novel is set during UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars, specifically in the "Peninsular War" in UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}, with allied forces fighting against the armies of UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The chief focus of the novel is on a member of 95th Foot Rifles Matthew Dodd, aka Rifleman Dodd.

''Death to the French'' was written by C.S. Forrester in 1932. However, the novel is also known as ''Rifleman Dodd'', after the main character of the novel. The novel is set during UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars, in the Pennisular wars (in UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}) with allied forces fighting against the armies of UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The chief focus of the novel is on a member of 95th Foot Rifles Matthew Dodd, aka Rifleman Dodd.

British Rifleman Matthew Dodd gets left behind during an allied retreat during a battle while his unit retreats behind the lines of Torres Vedras. Dodd is cut off from rejoining his unit by advancing French skirmishers and the French Armies of Napoleon following close behind. Forced to flee into the hills away from his unit, Dodd is cut off and trapped behind enemy lines. The story focuses on Dodd's survival for several months separated from the army and his efforts to fight the French in a running guerrilla war with the aide of local guerrilla forces.

* InstantDeathBullet: Usually seen when Dodd uses his Baker rifle on the enemy characters. Justified, since infantry rifles in the Napoleonic era fired huge rounds, and the Baker is no exception. [[note]]15.9 mm or .62 caliber, if you're curious.[[/note]]

* ShoutOut: In ''Sharpe's Escape'' (2004), one of Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe novels (which were partly inspired by ''Death to the French'') a rifleman named Matthew Dodd is separated from Sharpe's company in a skirmish during the Peninsular Campaign in 1810. Per WordOfGod, this intended to be Forester's Dodd.
* SilverBullet: The French soldiers whom Dodd is facing mold silver bullets. They believe Dodd is a supernatural entity and can be defeated only with the use of silver bullets. In the book the bullets have better performance then the traditional lead ball ammo.

''Death to the French'' was written by C.S. Forrester in 1932. However, the novel is also known as ''Rifleman Dodd'', after the main character of the novel. The novel is set in the Pennisular wars with allied forces fighting against the armies of Napoleon. The chief focus of the novel is on a member of 95th Foot Rifles Matthew Dodd, aka Rifleman Dodd.

* ShoutOut: In ''Sharpe's Escape'' (2004), one of Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe novels, which were partly inspired by ''Death to the French'', a rifleman named Matthew Dodd is separated from Sharpe's company in a skirmish during the Peninsular Campaign in 1810. WordOfGod is that Cornwell has acknowledged on his Web site that this character is intended to be the same man depicted by Forester in ''Death to the French''.

* InstantDeathBullet: Usually seen when Dodd uses his Baker rifle on the enemy characters.

* UsefulNotes/TheDukeOfWellington: The British general in charge of the war when Dodd gets separated.

* LaResistance: Portuguese Guerrillas. Dodd joins up with locals to assault the French while trapped behind enemy lines.
* UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte: The leader of the French forces who force the British retreat.

* ShoutOut: In ''Sharpe's Escape'' (2004), one of Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe novels (which were partly inspired by ''Death to the French''), a rifleman named Matthew Dodd is separated from Sharpe's company in a skirmish during the Peninsular Campaign in 1810. WordOfGod is that Cornwell has acknowledged on his Web site that this character is intended to be the same man depicted by Forester in ''Death to the French''.

''Literature/DeathToTheFrench'' was written by C.S. Forrester in 1932. However, the novel is also known as ''Rifleman Dodd'', after the main character of the novel. The novel is set in the Pennisular wars with allied forces fighting against the armies of Napoleon. The chief focus of the novel is on a member of 95th Foot Rifles Matthew Dodd, aka Rifleman Dodd.

* TheDukeOfWellington: The British general in charge of the war when Dodd gets separated.

* NapoleonBonaparte: The leader of the French forces who force the British retreat.

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Literature/DeathToTheFrench was written by C.S. Forrester in 1932. However the novel is also known as RiflemanDodd, after the main character of the novel. The novel is set in the Pennisular wars with allied forces fighting agains tthe armies of Napoleon. The chief focus of the novel is on a member of 95th Foot Rifles Matthew Dodd aka Rifleman Dodd.

British Rifleman Matthew Dodd gets left behind during an allied retreat during a battle while his unit retreats behind the lines of Torres Vedras. Dodd is cut off from rejoining his unit by advancing French skirmishers and the French Armies of Napoleon following close behind. Forced to flee into the hills away from his unit, Dodd is cut off and trapped behind enemy lines. The story focuses on Dodd's survival for several moths seperated from the army and his efforts to fight the French in a running guerilla war with the aide of local guerilla forces.

* TheDukeOfWellington: The British general in charge of the war when Dodd gets seperated.

* LaResistance: Portuguese Guerillas. Dodd joins up with locals to assault the French while trapped behind enemy lines.

* NoOneLeftBehind: Subverted leading to Dodd's seperation from his unit and subsequent adventures that result from him trying to rejoin them.

* SilverBullet: The French soldiers whom Dodd is facing mold silver bullets. They believe Dodd is a supernatural entity and can be defeated only with the use of silver bulelts. In the book the bullets have better performance then the traditional lead ball ammo.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Baker Rifle. The Rifle along with the green uniform is a highly visibile weapon and symbol that seperates a Rifleman from the common soldier armed with muskets.

* NoOneLeftBehind:
** Subverted leading to Dodd's seperation from his unit and subsequent adventures that result from him trying to rejoin them.

** [[spoiler: When Dodd is reunited with his unit they joke about him being missing and he simply rejoins the ranks.]]

British Rifleman Matthew Dodd gets left behind during an allied retreat during a battle. His unit retreats behind the lines of Torres Vedras. Dodd is cut off from rejoining his unit by advancing French skirmishers and the French Armies of Napoleon following close behind. Forced to flee into the hills away from his unit Dodd is cut off and trapped behind enemy lines. The story focuses on Dodd's survival for several moths behind the lines and his efforts to fight the French in a running Guerilla war with the aide of local guerilla forces.

* TheDukeOfWellington: The British general.
* InstantDeathBullet: Suberted and played straight. Some characters who have taken what should be horrifically fatal wound continue on. Others are done in one shot.

* NapoleonBonaparte: The leader of the French forces.
* NoOneLeftBehind: Subverted leading to Dodd's seperation from his unit and subsequent adventures that result from him trying to rejoin them.

* SilverBullet: The French soldiers whom Dodd is facing mold silver bullets. They believe Dodd is a supernatural entity and can be defeated only with the use of silver bulelts.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Baker Rifle

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The original title of the novel is Literature/DeathToTheFrench. However the novel is also known as RiflemanDodd, after the main character of the novel. The book was written by C.S. Forester in 1932 and is Historical Fiction.

The story is about a British Rifleman Matthew Dodd who gets left behind during an allied retreat during a battle. His unit retreats behind the lines of Torres Vedras. Dodd is cut off from rejoining his unit by advancing French skirmishers and the French Armies of Napoleon following close behind. Forced to flee into the hills away from his unit Dodd is cut off and trapped behind enemy lines.

The original title of the novel is Literature/DeathToTheFrench. However the novel is also known as RiflemanDodd, after the main character of the novel.

The novel relates the adventures of Matthew Dodd, a British rifleman of the 95th Regiment of Foot, who is cut off from his regiment when the Allied army retreats behind the lines of Torres Vedras. He is forced to survive for several months in territory that has been devastated by the Allies and occupied by the French. With some help from a few local Portuguese, Dodd wages guerrilla warfare against the French. Its picture of the hero's resolution and devotion to duty in dangerous circumstances caused it to be put on the official reading list endorsed by the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.

* InstantDeathBullet: Averted and played straight. Some characters who have taken what should be horrifically fatal wound continue on. Others are done in one shot.

* NoOneLeftBehind: Averted leading to Dodd's seperation from his unit and subsequent adventures that result from him trying to rejoin them.
* ShoutOut: In ''Sharpe's Escape'' (2004), one of Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe novels (which were partly inspired by ''Death to the French''), a rifleman named Matthew Dodd is separated from Sharpe's company in a skirmish during the Peninsular Campaign in 1810. Cornwell has acknowledged on his Web site that this character is intended to be the same man depicted by Forester in ''Death to the French''.

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* ShoutOut: In ''Sharpe's Escape'' (2004), one of Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe novels (which were partly inspired by ''Death to the French''), a rifleman named Matthew Dodd is separated from Sharpe's company in a skirmish during the Peninsular Campaign in 1810. Cornwell has acknowledged on his Web site that this character is intended to be the same man depicted by Forester in ''Death to the French''.

* InstantDeathBullet: Averted and played straight.

* ShoutOut: In ''Sharpe's Escape'' (2004), one of Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe novels (which were partly inspired by ''Death to the French''), a rifleman named Matthew Dodd is separated from Sharpe's company in a skirmish during the Peninsular Campaign in 1810. Cornwell has acknowledged on his Web site that this character is intended to be the same man depicted by Forester in ''Death to the French''.

The original title of the novel is DeathToTheFrench. However the novel is also known as RiflemanDodd, after the main character of the novel.