Richard Cannon

GENERAL ORDERS.

PREFACE.

INTRODUCTION TO THE INFANTRY.

CONTENTS

PLATES.

SUCCESSION OF COLONELS

HISTORICAL RECORD

SUCCESSION OF COLONELS (2)

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

More detail can be found at the end of the book.

HISTORICAL RECORD

OF

THE EIGHTEENTH,

OR

THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT OF FOOT;

CONTAINING

AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT
IN 1684,

AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES
TO 1848.

COMPILED BY

RICHARD CANNON, Esq.,

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS.

LONDON:

PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER,

30, CHARING CROSS.

MDCCCXLVIII.

LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET,
FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE.