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100 1 _aHildyard, Henry John Thoroton,
_d1846-1916
245 1 0 _aHistorical record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry :
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264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-02-17
508 _aBrian 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.)
520 _a"Historical Record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry" by Lieutenant Henry J. T. Hildyard is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the formation and notable service history of the 71st Highland Light Infantry, originally known as McLeod’s Highlanders, from its inception in the 1770s to the year 1876. The book aims to provide a detailed and formal history of the regiment, highlighting its distinguished contributions to various military campaigns across the globe. The opening of the text establishes a foundational background for the 71st Highland Light Infantry, detailing its formation under Lord McLeod in 1777, in response to recruiting efforts for British forces during the American Revolutionary War. It describes the initial assembly of troops from Highland clans and their organization into battalions. The narrative also highlights early military engagements, including service in India and various conflicts in Europe, setting the stage for detailed accounts of battles and general military history. Throughout the text, an emphasis is placed on the regiment’s enduring valor and the influences both locally and internationally that shaped its evolution over nearly a century. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Harrison and Sons, 1876
653 _aGreat Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 71st (Highland Light Infantry)
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856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t9j38p72p
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856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70056
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