Download or read book A Short History of the Royal Irish Rifles the 83rd 86th Regiments of Foot written by Great Britain. Army. Infantry. Regiments. Royal Irish Rifles, afterwards Royal Ulster Rifles and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Royal Irish Rifles written by George Brenton Laurie and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1881 the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot was linked to the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot thus forming the 1st and 2nd Battalions of a new regiment - the Royal Irish Rifles. In 1921 the designation was changed to the Royal Ulster Rifles. This regimental history extends over a period of 120 years, beginning with the raising of the 83rd and 86th in 1793 and ending in 1912. The author has done a thorough job with this book, so I was more than a bit surprised to read in the Foreword by the Colonel of the Regiment (in his 98th year) his reference to "this little book that I have before me....." when you could do with a porter to carry it for you. This is a goldmine for the genealogist or medallist, for not only does the detail of the text abound with the names of personnel but also there is the complete list of officers who served in the 83rd, 86th and, after 1881, the Royal Irish Rifles. The information against each name gives date of commission or date of transferring from another regiment, dates of subsequent promotions and the date he left the regiment and the reason, such as retired, resigned, half pay, died, transferred to Indian Army or to another regiment etc. Another list gives the names of other ranks awarded the DCM showing campaign and reason for the award, and yet another names the officers who received the Military General Service Medal for service in the Peninsular War and which clasps were awarded. Another appendix lists the succession of Colonels (83rd, 86th and Royal Irish Rifles) with details of their military careers.This is a very good history which begins with the raising of the regiments and continues with each chapter devoted to one or the other regiments for a specific period. Thus, for example, Chapter III is headed 'Eighty-sixth Regiment (1793-1799)' and Chapter VIII 'Eighty-third Regiment (1805-1817).' Most of the 83rd's Battle Honours were won in the Peninsular War where it took part in the campaign from 1809 to 1814, both regiments were in India during the same period, 1842-1859. The narrative not only describes in great detail the actions, battles and skirmishes with casualties but also all other events in the life of the regiments: - moves, rations, clothing, equipment, strength returns, correspondence and so on. The maps are very good and finally, there is a chapter on dress, the Colours and medals. It is the story of a regiment.

Download or read book A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army written by Arthur S. White and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the most valuable books in the armoury of the serious student of British Military history. It is a new and revised edition of Arthur White's much sought-after bibliography of regimental, battalion and other histories of all regiments and Corps that have ever existed in the British Army. This new edition includes an enlarged addendum to that given in the 1988 reprint. It is, quite simply, indispensible.

Download or read book History of the Royal Irish Rifles written by George Brenton Laurie and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Royal Irish Rifles written by George Brenton Laurie and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The History of the First Seven Battalions the Royal Irish Rifles now the Royal Ulster Rifles in the Great War written by Cyril Falls and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment from 1684 to 1902 written by Lieutenant-Colonel G. le M. Gretton and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the period covered by this history, the Royal Irish Regiment fought in Europe, in Asia, in Africa, in America and in Australasia. Formed in 1684 as the Earl of Granard's Regiment of Foot it served with credit in William III's war in Ireland and subsequently fought with great distinction at Namur, in 1695; this was its first Battle Honour. The Regiment then formed part of the British contingent in the army commanded by Marlborough in the Low Countries and Germany in the War of the Spanish Succession - Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. In 1727 a detachment was present at the defence of Gibraltar against the Spanish trying to recapture it; in the American War of Independence they were in action at Lexington and Bunker's Hill. Other scenes of action included Toulon, Corsica and the battle of Alexandria in the early stages of the Napoleonic Wars. In 1805 the Regiment (now consisting of two battalions) was sent to the West Indies where it remained for the next twelve years during which time losses from sickness amounted to 52 officers and 1,777 NCOs and men. In 1840 it was part of the expedition to China, followed by active service in the second Burma war, the Crimea, the Indian Mutiny, the Maori war, the second Afghan war, Tel-el-Kebir and the Nile expedition, campaigns on the North West Frontier and finally the Boer War. The appendices are real gems: the first is a calendar of the Regiment's moves from 1685 to 1902 including location of peacetime stations during that time; each battalion is shown separately. Then follows the casualty roll giving names of officers killed, died of wounds or disease and wounded in every campaign or battle from 1690, the siege of Limerick, to the end of the Boer War. Other rank casualties are at first given as figures but from the American War of Independence on they, too, are named. Another appendix gives the names of all 52 officers who died in the West Indies and this is followed by the list of awards for gallantry (three VCs) and the recipients of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (LSGCM). There is a list showing succession of colonels from 1684 to 1897 with biographies, including that of the Colonel-in-Chief (Viscount Wolseley). And finally there is a descriptive list of Memorials of the Regiment, noting to whom they are dedicated with any inscriptions and names. The book ends with a good, twenty-page index.

Download or read book The Service of British Regiments in Canada and North America written by Charles Herbert Stewart and published by Department of National Defence, Library. This book was released on 1964 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Royal Irish Rifles By Lieut Colonel George Brenton Lawrie vol 2 The History of the First Seven Battalions the Royal Irish Rifles Now the Royal Ulster Rifles in the Great War By Cyril Falls With Plates and Maps written by Great Britain. Army. Infantry. Regiments. Royal Irish Rifles, afterwards Royal Ulster Rifles and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years 1916 1920 written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Historical Record of the Eighteenth or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot 1684 1848 Compiled by R Cannon written by Great Britain. Army. Infantry. Regiments. Royal Irish Regiment and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Royal Irish Fusiliers the 87th and 89th Regiments of Foot written by Henry Edward David Harris and published by Leo Cooper Books. This book was released on 1972 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bilag I-III: Regimentsdepot; H.M.S. Barrosa; Trofæer. - Regimentsmarch "Barrosa" i nodenotation. - Med citater fra andre kilder. - Introduktion til bogen ved Brian Horrocks.

Download or read book Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years written by British Museum and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Royal Irish Rifles By Lieut Colonel George Brenton Laurie With Illustrations and Maps written by Great Britain. Army. Infantry. Regiments. Royal Irish Rifles, afterwards Royal Ulster Rifles and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Historical Record of the Eighteenth Or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot written by Richard Cannon and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Download or read book Historical Record of the Eighteenth Or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot written by Richard Cannon and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Irish Regiment, until 1881 the 18th Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684. Also known as the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, it was one of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, its home depot in Clonmel. It saw service for two and a half centuries before being disbanded with the Partition of Ireland following establishment of the independent Irish Free State in 1922 when the five regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in the counties of the new state were disbanded. The regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. In 1695, the regiment became known as the Royal Regiment of Ireland due to its performance at the Siege of Namur in 1695 under the direction of King William III. The regiment was in Ireland during the majority of the Seven Years' War and was ordered to America on 1 January 1767. The regiment arrived at Philadelphia on 11 July 1767 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Wilkins. -Wikipedia The regiment also participated in the following wars: American Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars, First Opium War in China, Second Anglo-Afghan War, and New Zealand Wars, etc.