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| Author | Bray, Edward William, 1823-1891 |
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| Title |
Memoirs and Services of the Eighty-third Regiment, County of Dublin, from 1793 to 1907 Including the Campaigns of the Regiment in the West Indies, Africa, the Peninsula, Ceylon, Canada, and India |
| Alternate Title |
Memoirs and Services of the 83rd Regiment, County of Dublin, from 1793 to 1907 Including the Campaigns of the Regiment in the West Indies, Africa, the Peninsula, Ceylon, Canada, and India |
| Original Publication | United Kingdom: Hugh Rees Ltd.,1908. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Note | "This Memoir [...] was originally arranged and prepared for publication, from September, 1793, [...] to September, 1863, by Brevet Major Edward William Bray, who was then serving with the Regiment. The later history, from 1864 up to present time, has been collected from the Authentic Records preserved in the Regimental Orderly Room."--Preface |
| Credits | Brian Coe, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Summary | "Memoirs and Services of the Eighty-third Regiment, County of Dublin, from 1793 to 1907" is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment's history, detailing its formation, campaigns, and notable engagements throughout various significant battles and military actions across the globe, including the West Indies, Africa, and India. The opening of this memoir introduces the regiment's inception in 1793 under Major William Fitch. It outlines the regiment's early days in Dublin, where it conducted garrison duties and prepared for deployment. The text describes the regiment's voyage to the West Indies and subsequent involvement in combat during the Maroon insurrection. Furthermore, it establishes the regiment's lineage, recounting pivotal moments that shaped its identity and commitment to military service, laying the groundwork for the detailed accounts of its extensive military history that will follow in the subsequent sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | UA: Military science: Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History, Military |
| Subject | Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 83rd (County of Dublin) -- History |
| Subject | Great Britain. Army. Royal Irish Rifles. Battalion, 1st -- History |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 66945 |
| Release Date | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 89 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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