Project Gutenberg 2024-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 215 Cannon, Richard 1779 1865 Historical record of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Foot, or Connaught Rangers : $b containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1837. Historical record of the 88th Foot $aLondon :$bWilliam Clowes & Sons, $c1838. Historical records of the British Army Brian 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.) "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.) https://archive.org/details/historicalrecord00grea 20181215002448cannon 1838 GB Reading ease score: 51.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain. Army -- History Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 88th (Connaught Rangers) UA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 306892 2025-06-29T06:30:46.267569 text/html 280938 2024-05-02T18:14:48 text/html 449661 2025-06-29T06:30:54.019565 application/epub+zip 452577 2025-06-29T06:30:48.096557 application/epub+zip 298327 2025-06-29T06:30:47.118555 application/epub+zip 1206882 2025-06-29T06:30:57.786499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1196197 2025-06-29T06:30:53.163505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234580 2025-06-29T06:30:45.064611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214331 2024-05-02T18:14:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16394 2025-06-29T06:30:57.937517 application/rdf+xml 13806 2025-06-29T06:30:47.357556 image/jpeg 1792 2025-06-29T06:30:47.233542 image/jpeg 660205 2025-06-29T06:30:46.295550 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