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HISTORICAL RECORD
OF
THE NINETEENTH,
OR
THE FIRST YORKSHIRE NORTH RIDING
REGIMENT OF FOOT;
CONTAINING
AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT
IN 1688,
AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES
TO 1848.
COMPILED BY
RICHARD CANNON, Esq.,
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS.
ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.
LONDON:
PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER,
30, CHARING-CROSS.
MDCCCXLVIII.
LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET,
FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE.
GENERAL ORDERS.
HORSE-GUARDS,
1st January, 1836.
His Majesty has been pleased to command that,with the view of doing the fullest justice to Regiments,as well as to Individuals who have distinguishedthemselves by their Bravery in Actionwith the Enemy, an Account of the Services ofevery Regiment in the British Army shall be publishedunder the superintendence and direction ofthe Adjutant-General; and that this Account shallcontain the following particulars, viz.:—
—— The Period and Circumstances of the OriginalFormation of the Regiment; The Stations at which ithas been from time to time employed; The Battles,Sieges, and other Military Operations in which it hasbeen engaged, particularly specifying any Achievementit may have performed, and the Colours,Trophies, &c., it may have captured from theEnemy.
—— The Names of the Officers, and the number ofNon-Commissioned Officers and Privates Killed orWounded by the Enemy, specifying the place andDate of the Action.
—— The Names of those Officers who, in considerationof their Gallant Services and MeritoriousConduct in Engagements with the Enemy, havebeen distinguished with Titles, Medals, or otherMarks of His Majesty's gracious favour.
—— The Names of all such Officers, Non-Commissi