02710cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500820014524600390022726400510026630000470031733600260036433700260039033800360041649000430045250000310049550802150052652013120074153400630205365300350211665300680215183000430221985600550226285600430231773517UtSlPG20260610134712.0mcr n260607r20241838utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aUA1 aCannon, Richard,d1779-186510aHistorical record of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Foot, or Connaught Rangers1 aHistorical record of the 88th Foot 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aHistorical records of the British Army  aRelease date is 2024-05-02  aBrian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries.)  a"Historical Record of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Foot, or Connaught Rangers" is a historical account prepared for publication under the direction of the Adjutant-General, likely written in the early 19th century. The work chronicles the formation and military engagements of the Connaught Rangers, detailing their services from their establishment in 1793 through various campaigns up to 1837. This record aims to highlight the bravery of the regiment and the individual soldiers, providing insight into their participation in numerous battles and engagements over the years.  At the start of the text, commands and directives from the British military command frame the reasons behind this historical record's creation, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive account of regimental history as a means to honor their valiant actions. The narrative indicates a strong sentiment for documenting the sacrifices and achievements of soldiers, notably emphasizing the regiment's hardships during their campaigns and battles. The opening sets the stage for chronicling the regiment's formation, its early service in the field, including engagements in Flanders, and hints at the dramatic and perilous nature of military life during this turbulent historical epoch. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: William Clowes & Sons, 1838  aGreat Britain. Army -- History  aGreat Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 88th (Connaught Rangers) 0aHistorical records of the British Army4 uhttps://archive.org/details/historicalrecord00grea40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73517