Project Gutenberg 2023-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 268 Hildyard, Henry John Thoroton 1846 1916 Hildyard, Henry J. T. Historical record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry $b from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876 $aUnited Kingdom :$bHarrison and Sons, $c1876. Brian 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.) "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.) seq=5 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t9j38p72p view=1up 20181214235244hildyard 1876 GB Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 71st (Highland Light Infantry) UA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Warfare 322648 2025-07-27T14:29:52.953938 text/html 321794 2023-02-17T01:41:56 text/html 374323 2025-07-27T14:30:00.094914 application/epub+zip 378479 2025-07-27T14:29:54.999910 application/epub+zip 378479 2025-07-27T14:29:54.079927 application/epub+zip 1245138 2025-07-27T14:30:03.970905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1229579 2025-07-27T14:29:59.297898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277872 2025-07-27T14:29:52.088908 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277663 2023-02-17T01:41:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18186 2025-07-27T14:30:04.133869 application/rdf+xml 20270 2025-07-27T14:29:54.319901 image/jpeg 2049 2025-07-27T14:29:54.211899 image/jpeg 92636 2023-02-17T01:41:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 1274044 2023-02-17T01:41:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 1275051 2025-07-27T14:29:52.989952 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