Historical record of the Seventeenth Regiment of Light Dragoons;—Lancers / Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1759 and of its subsequent services to 1841.

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A detailed regimental history tracing formation in 1759 through service to 1841, recounting deployments, battles, sieges, and campaigns; documenting casualties, honors, captured colors and trophies; recording biographies of colonels and notable officers; describing badges, devices, and reasons for distinctions; including official and general orders and administrative directives; illustrated with plates and organized chronologically as a reference intended to foster esprit de corps, and to convey the hardships, achievements, and official recognitions that shaped the corps' identity.

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[9] In Scott's Letters to his Kinsfolk it is recorded of Sir John Elley, that there were found, on the field of Waterloo, more than one of Napoleon's cuirassiers cleft to the chine by the stalwart arm of this gallant officer.

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.

Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example, advance-guard, advance guard; patrole; piquets; promptitude.

Pg 10, 'from Lientenant' replaced by 'from Lieutenant'.
Pg 48, 'of Rio de Janiero' replaced by 'of Rio de Janeiro'.
Pg 65, 'under the commmand' replaced by 'under the command'.
Pg 78, 'duty of Commmander-' replaced by 'duty of Commander-'.