had been in use since at least the eighteenth century. Representations in fiction Juana Smith and her husband are the central characters in the historic novel The Spanish Bride (published 1940) by Georgette Heyer, which spans the period from just before their meeting after the Battle of Badajoz to the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo in the latter part of the Napoleonic Wars. The couple also appear at the end of Georgette Heyer's An Infamous Army (published 1937) and are referenced in Sheila Walsh's historical romance novel Improper Acquaintances (published 1984). Juana Smith is also briefly noted in the afterword of Sharpe's Company (published 1982) by Bernard Cornwell. Although it focuses primarily on her husband, Juana Smith is a central character in the 1984 book The Other Side of the Hill by Peter Luke, which recounts their meeting and first few years of their marriage during the latter part of the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign. References Further reading Smith, Harry. Autobiography, J. Murray, London, 1901. Kincaid, Sir John, Adventures in the rifle brigade in the Peninsula, France and the Netherlands from 1809-1815, London, 1830. Lehmann, Joseph H. "Remember you are an Englishman": A Biography of Sir Harry Smith, 1787–1860, Jonathan Cape, London, 1977. Heyer, Georgette. The Spanish Bride, Heinemann, London, 1940. Information on the pension via The Scotsman archives External links Harry Smith, Autobiography, from the University of Pennsylvania Digital Library Project, (the online edition is directly dedicated to Juana De Leon Smith) 1798 births 1872 deaths Spanish untitled nobility Women in war in Spain Women in 19th-century warfare Wives of baronets