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100 1 _aCannon, Richard,
_d1779-1865
245 1 0 _aHistorical record of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Foot, or Connaught Rangers
246 1 _aHistorical record of the 88th Foot
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aHistorical records of the British Army
500 _aRelease date is 2024-05-02
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: William Clowes & Sons, 1838
653 _aGreat Britain. Army -- History
653 _aGreat Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 88th (Connaught Rangers)
830 0 _aHistorical records of the British Army
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/historicalrecord00grea
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73517
999 _c114242
_d114242