Historical Record of the Seventy-Third Regiment / Containing an account of the formation of the Regiment from the period of its being raised as the Second Battalion of the Forty-Second Royal Highlanders in 1780 and of its subsequent services to 1851

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The volume chronicles the formation of the regiment from its raising as the second battalion of the Forty-Second Royal Highlanders in 1780 and traces its service through 1851. It provides a chronological account of stations, campaigns, battles, sieges, and notable military operations; lists officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates killed or wounded; records honors, badges, captured trophies, and distinctions conferred; and includes biographical sketches of colonels and distinguished officers. Compiled under Adjutant-General authority, the work aims to preserve regimental records, illustrate examples of bravery and endurance, and to foster esprit de corps by presenting official reports, casualty details, and awarded recognitions.

HISTORICAL RECORD
OF
THE SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT:

CONTAINING

AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT

FROM THE PERIOD OF ITS BEING RAISED

AS THE SECOND BATTALION

OF THE

FORTY-SECOND ROYAL HIGHLANDERS,

IN 1780
AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES
TO 1851.

COMPILED BY

RICHARD CANNON, Esq.,

ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS.

ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.

LONDON:

PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER,

30, CHARING CROSS.

M DCCC LI.