TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cannon,Richard
TI  - Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot;: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702,  and of its subsequent services to 1850
T2  - Historical records of the British Army
AV  - UA 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Great Britain. Army -- History
KW  - Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 31st
N1  - Release date is 2021-11-23; Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.); Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot" by Richard Cannon is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work provides a detailed narrative of the formation and military service of the Thirty-first Regiment, tracing its history from its inception in the early 18th century through various key battles and engagements up to the mid-19th century. The book serves to honor the valor and achievements of the regiment within the broader context of British military history.  At the start of this record, the transcriber outlines the formatting conventions used in the text, such as the notation of italicized text, footnotes, and superscripts, indicating a meticulous approach to historical documentation. The introduction includes a royal directive from 1836 aimed at encouraging a sense of pride and emulation among British soldiers by recording regiment-specific histories and individual acts of bravery. The opening chapters detail the regiment's formation as a Marine Corps and its early involvement in military operations during the War of the Spanish Succession, highlighting key figures and events that shaped its legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66796
ER  -