Maurice Tiernay, Soldier of Fortune

"Maurice Tiernay, Soldier of Fortune" by Charles James Lever takes on the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from the French perspective. Maurice Tiernay is the son of a former guard of Louis XVI. When his father is killed for supporting the monarchy, Maurice is raised by priests and is forced to escape the Bastille prison to join the army, where he travels the world, eventually ending up in the United States.