The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1857-1968 - Images of England (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

This fascinating illustrated regimental history contains photographs taken over a period of 11 years. During this time the Regiment served in most parts of the Empire including areas as diverse as India and Burma, South Africa and Norway, Kenya and Brunei. The Regiment, the 51st Foot, was raised in Leeds in 1755 and is one of the six Minden Regiments where, at the Battle of Minden (1759), British infantry beat off and drove back three waves of attacking French cavalry. In 1881 the 51st King's Own Light Infantry was coupled with the 105th Madras European Light Infantry to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions, respectively, of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. In 1927, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, was appointed Colonel-in-Chief. The recruiting area was mainly the industrial West Riding, South and North Yorkshire. The Regiment has a distinguished record and was involved in most of the great conflicts of the past 250 years. With 226 photographs from the Regiment's own archive at the Regimental Museum (housed within the Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Museum), as well as images from the Imperial War Museum, the National Archive of Canada, newspapers, the regimental journal, The Bugle, and former officers and men of the Regiment, this volume provides an interesting pictorial insight into the history of the Regiment.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	Malcolm Johnson
Dimensions:	240 x 172 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7524-1867-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Royalty Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > Regiments Books > Biography > Royalty
LSN:	0-7524-1867-X
Barcode:	9780752418674

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