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A History of the 17th Lancers

A History of the 17th Lancers

by Sir J. W. Fortescue

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Author
Fortescue, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1859-1933
Title
A History of the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
Original Publication
United Kingdom: Macmillan & Co,1895.
Credits
Brian Coe, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
UA: Military science: Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation
Subject
Great Britain. Army. Lancers, 17th -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 68270
Release Date
June 9, 2022
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.A History Of the 17th Lancers (DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE’S OWN)
  2. 2.Preface
  3. 3.Contents
  4. 4.Appendix
  5. 5.List of Illustrations
  6. 6.CHAPTER I THE RISE OF THE 17TH LIGHT DRAGOONS, 1759
  7. 7.CHAPTER II THE MAKING OF THE 17TH LIGHT DRAGOONS
  8. 8.CHAPTER III REFORMS AFTER THE PEACE OF PARIS, 1763–1774
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV THE AMERICAN WAR—1ST STAGE—THE NORTHERN CAMPAIGN, 1775–1780.
  10. 10.CHAPTER V THE AMERICAN WAR—2ND STAGE—THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN, 1780–1782
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI RETURN OF THE 17TH FROM AMERICA, 1783—IRELAND, 1793—EMBARKATION FOR THE WEST INDIES, 1795
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII THE MAROON WAR IN JAMAICA, 1795
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII GRENADA AND ST. DOMINGO, 1796
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX 1797–1807 OSTEND—LA PLATA
  15. 15.CHAPTER X FIRST SOJOURN OF THE 17TH IN INDIA, 1808–1823—THE PINDARI WAR
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI HOME SERVICE, 1823–1854
  17. 17.CHAPTER XII THE CRIMEA, 1854–1856
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIII CENTRAL INDIA, 1858–1859
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIV PEACE SERVICE IN INDIA AND ENGLAND, 1859–1879
  20. 20.CHAPTER XV THE ZULU WAR—PEACE SERVICE IN INDIA AND AT HOME, 1879–1894
  21. 21.APPENDIX A A LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE 17TH LIGHT DRAGOON LANCERS
  22. 22.APPENDIX B QUARTERS AND MOVEMENTS OF THE I7TH LANCERS SINCE THEIR FOUNDATION
  23. 23.APPENDIX C PAY OF ALL RANKS OF A LIGHT DRAGOON REGIMENT
  24. 24.APPENDIX D HORSE FURNITURE AND ACCOUTREMENTS OF A LIGHT DRAGOON (WITH PRICES THEREOF) IN 1759
  25. 25.APPENDIX E CLOTHING, ETC., OF A LIGHT DRAGOON, 1764
  26. 26.APPENDIX F EVOLUTIONS REQUIRED AT THE INSPECTION OF A REGIMENT — FOOTNOTES:

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