Historical Record of the Fifty-sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot / Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
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.
HISTORICAL RECORDS
THE BRITISH ARMY.

HORSE GUARDS ,
1st January, 1836 .
His Majesty has been pleased to command, that, with a view of doing the fullest justice to Regiments, as well as to Individuals who have distinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with the Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Regiment in the British Army shall be published under the superintendence and direction of the Adjutant-General; and that this Account shall contain the following particulars, viz.,
—— The Period and Circumstances of the Original Formation of the Regiment; The Stations at which it has been from time to time employed; The Battles, Sieges, and other Military Operations, in which it has been engaged, particularly specifying any Achievement it may have performed, and the Colours, Trophies, &c., it may have captured from the Enemy.
—— The Names of the Officers and the number of Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, Killed or Wounded by the Enemy, specifying the Place and Date of the Action.

—— The Names of those Officers, who, in consideration of their Gallant Services and Meritorious Conduct in Engagements with the Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other Marks of His Majesty’s gracious favour.