Historical Record of the Fourth, or the King's Own, Regiment of Foot / Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1680, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1839

Richard Cannon

GENERAL ORDERS.

PREFACE.

INTRODUCTION TO THE INFANTRY.

CONTENTS. Anno Page 1680 The origin of the regiment 1

HISTORICAL RECORD

SUCCESSION OF COLONELS

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

Basic fractions are displayed as ½ ⅓ ¼ etc; other fractions are shown in the form a/b, for example 1/10 or 2-1/25.

Some minor changes are noted at the end of the book.

BY COMMAND OF His late Majesty WILLIAM THE IV^TH.
and under the Patronage of
Her Majesty the Queen.

HISTORICAL RECORDS,
OF THE
British Army
Comprising the
History of every Regiment
IN HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE.
By Richard Cannon Esq^re.
Adjutant General's Office, Horse Guards.
London.
Printed by Authority.

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