Project Gutenberg 2018-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 409 Hutton, Edward, Sir 1848 1923 Hutton, Curley Hutton, E. T. H., Sir (Edward Thomas Henry) 13020685 A Brief History of the King's Royal Rifle Corps Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Brief History of the King's Royal Rifle Corps" by Sir Edward Hutton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the illustrious history of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, detailing its origins and numerous military engagements from its inception in 1755 to the early days of the 20th century. The narrative emphasizes the regiment's tactical evolution and its reputation for discipline, endurance, and courage in various wars, particularly highlighting its significant contributions in North America, the Peninsular War, the Sikh Wars, and the Boer War. The opening of the book begins with a preface that outlines the rationale behind compiling this history, as well as the contributors involved in its creation. It establishes the regiment's founding in the mid-18th century as the 60th Royal American Regiment, designed to conduct warfare suited to the North American wilderness. From there, it details early campaigns against French and Native American forces and illustrates how the regiment adapted to the unique challenges of forest warfare and irregular tactics. The narrative sets the stage for the regiment’s evolution into the distinguished King's Royal Rifle Corps, emphasizing its unparalleled achievements that contributed to the British Empire's military legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain. Army. King's Royal Rifle Corps UA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 165854 2025-09-23T05:59:06.881278 text/html 159489 2018-08-24T16:20:32 text/html 1011960 2025-09-23T05:59:11.621292 application/epub+zip 1009127 2025-09-23T05:59:08.025293 application/epub+zip 130817 2025-09-23T05:59:07.443272 application/epub+zip 1071556 2025-09-23T05:59:14.305267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1048524 2025-09-23T05:59:10.916242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174239 2022-09-26T06:25:19.842897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125871 2025-09-23T05:59:06.382300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125777 2018-08-24T16:20:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18950 2025-09-23T05:59:14.443255 application/rdf+xml 12928 2025-09-23T05:59:07.525279 image/jpeg 2295 2025-09-23T05:59:07.485262 image/jpeg 45139 2018-08-24T16:20:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 977802 2018-08-24T16:20:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 989170 2025-09-23T05:59:06.918296 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia