A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS 1755 TO 1915
Written by Edward Hutton
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS 1755 TO 1915
Written by Edward Hutton.
Stock no. 1813737
2nd.
1917.
Hardback.
Almost very good condition.
Second Edition. Dark green cloth boards with silver titles. Fold-out maps. 84 pages. Foxing throughout.
Front cover
Contents
- PREFACE
- PART I. 1755-1824
- Sections
- I - 1755-1763 - Origin of the Regiment and its Services in North America as 60th Royal Americans
- II. 1764-1807 - West Indies and the American War
- III. 1808-1824 - Peninsular War - 60th The Royal American Regiment becomes 60th The Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps
- PART II. 1825-1870
- IV. 1825-1856 - Sikh War - South Africa
- V. 1857-1860 - Delhi - Rohilkund - Pekin
- VI. 1861-1870 - North America - Red River
- PART III. 18971-1902
- VII. 1871-1881 - India - Afghan War - South Africa - Zulu War - First Boer War
- VIII. 1882-1885 - Egypt, 1882, Tel-el-Kebir - Egypt, 1884, El Teb, and Tamai - and 1884-85 Nile Expedition Mounted Infantry
- IX. 1886-1898 - India, Wreck of Warren Hastings
- X. 1899-1902 - South African War - Talana Hill - Defence of Ladysmith - Relief of Ladysmith - Transvaal Brief Narratives by Battalions and Units Rifle Depot
- PART IV. 1902-1915
- XI. 1902-1914 - The South African War, 1899-1902 - Its Objects and its lessons - The Great Training Period - Death of Sir Redvers Buller - Declaration of War - Afterword to Riflemen now serving
- XII. 1914-1915 - The Great War, August 4th, 1914 to 31st December 1915 - Retreat from Mons - The Marne - The Aisne - First Battle of Ypres - Second Battle of Ypres - Rifle Depot
- "In Memoriam" 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalion
- PART V.
- A Retrospect
- MAPS