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

by Richard Cannon

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HISTORICAL RECORD
OF
THE SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT:

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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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COMPILED BY

RICHARD CANNON, Esq.,

ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS.

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ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.

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LONDON:

PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER,

30, CHARING CROSS.

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M DCCC LI.