A Brief History of the King's Royal Rifle Corps

A Brief History of the King's Royal Rifle Corps

This abridged history of the Regiment has been prepared by certain members of the History Committee, and edited by the Chairman. The Chairman (Lieut.-General Sir Edward Hutton) is indebted to the following members of the Regimental History Committee:Major-General Astley Terry, Major the Hon. C. Sackville-West, Captain Hereward Wake, and also to Colonel Horatio Mends for the contribution, wholly or in part, of Part I, Sec. 3; Part II, Secs. 4 and 5; Part III, Secs. 9 and 10; and Part III, Secs. 7 and 8 respectively. The existing short history, written by Major-General Astley Terry and Colonel Mends and published with the Standing Orders of the Regiment, has been taken as a basis. It has been the object of the compilers, while amplifying the short history, to form a Prelude to the large and comprehensive History of the Regiment by Captain Lewis Butler, the publication of whichfrom the difficulties to be overcome, the researches to be made, and the immense mass of detail to be dissectedmust necessarily be further delayed. Every effort has been made to narrate in a concise and popular form the origin, history, and world-wide services of the several battalions, so that every Rifleman may be able to learn at least the outlines of the history of his Regimenta Corps whose battle honours are unequalled in number, and whose reputation for discipline and courage is unsurpassed in the annals of the British Army. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 57761
Author: Hutton, Edward
Release Date: Aug 24, 2018
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Editor: Hutton, Edward, Sir, 1848-1923