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Rome (Paperback)
Edward Hutton
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Riflemen in green
Popular historical fiction has brought focus to Wellington's Green
jacketed riflemen. The hero of those novels is, as most readers
know, a member of the 95th regiment. The subject of this book
concerns the history of that regiment's brother, and indeed senior,
Rifle corps, the 60th. The two regiments can be differentiated by
the red collar and cuffs of the 60th. This regiment had its origins
in the Seven Years War as it was fought in the New World-the French
and Indian War-when those in the regiment were principally hardy
backwoodsmen well suited to fighting in the terrain of the eastern
woodlands. Styled the 'Royal Americans' it recruited among American
colonists who were, of course, fighting to preserve their
homelands. The regiment, which now forms part of 'The Rifles' in
the modern day British army, fought with distinction throughout the
Napoleonic Wars particularly under Wellington in the Iberian
peninsula. The many small wars of the 19th century during Queen
Victoria's long reign provided ample opportunity for the 60th's
particular style of skirmishing warfare. This short, historical
overview enables students of British rifle regiments to gain an
appreciation of the services of the King's Royal Rifle Corps (as it
was styled at the time of first publication of this book) up to
1915.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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