Historical Record of the Sixth, or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons

Cannon, Richard, 1779-1865Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.2
Word count
178K words
Chapters
18

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English Originals World HistoryMilitary Military HistoryWar ArchivesBritish ArmyHeroismRegimental ChronicleHistorical CompilationDocumentary NarrativeRegimental Honor19th CenturyEuropean Wars

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Historical Record of the Sixth, or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons by CannonAuthor: Cannon, Richard, 1779-1865,Language: English, Class: UA: Military science: Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation, Release Date: Sep 13, 2017

Editor's review

This book is Richard Cannon's historical record of the Sixth (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons, a typical product of the nineteenth-century British regimental history tradition. Cannon compiled similar histories for several British regiments, usually proceeding chronologically through the unit's formation, changes of designation, station moves, campaigns and personnel changes, with officer rolls and other materials appended. For readers studying the history of British military institutions, the regimental tradition, and the organization and overseas deployment of the British army around the Napoleonic Wars, such regimental histories offer a first-hand narrative framework and personnel clues that can be cross-checked against broader campaign histories. Note that this is an official-flavored narrative of its time, with a pronounced regimental-honor perspective and limited presentation of the enemy and of ordinary soldiers. As a public-domain ebook, its main barrier is language and historical background rather than length or theoretical depth. It suits as supplementary material for specialized research, not as an introductory general history.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the contents and appendices first to sort out the unit's designation changes and timeline, then go into the main text.
  2. Read alongside a chronology of the Napoleonic Wars or British army history to ease background difficulties.
  3. Use the officer rolls as an index, returning to the main text to locate events when names come up.
  4. Maintain source criticism, noting the author's regimental advocacy and narrative choices.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for military history beginners to read directly? Not really. It is a nineteenth-century regimental compilation, chronologically arranged with rolls, lacking background for beginners and in the original English. Readers should first have a basic framework of British army organization and Napoleonic-era warfare, then use the book as specialized source material.
What background knowledge is needed for reading? At least a grasp of the British army's regimental tradition, the difference between dragoons and cavalry, and the general course of British overseas operations from the late eighteenth to early nineteenth century. A chronology at hand makes it smoother; otherwise names, designations and station information easily seem scattered.
What are the limitations of this book as a historical source? It is a regimental-centered, official-flavored narrative focused on honor and lineage, with limited attention to ordinary soldiers' lives, the enemy's perspective and the cost of war. It should be cross-checked with general histories, memoirs or archival materials, not used as the sole basis.

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About the author

Cannon, Richard, 1779-1865 Author

Richard Cannon (1779–1865) was a British military historian. Public information about him is limited, and few details of his life are systematically recorded. The library holds twenty-eight of his works, almost all of them historical records of British Army regiments, including the Historical Record of the Seventeenth, or the Leicestershire Regiment of Foot; the Historical Record of the Seventh, or the Queen's Own Regiment of Hussars; the Historical Record of the Fourth, or the King's Own Regiment of Foot; the Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot; the Historical Record of the Sixth, or Royal First Warwickshire Regiment of Foot; the Historical Record of the Sixth, or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons; the Historical record of the Seventh Regiment, or the Royal Fusiliers; and the Historical Record of the Twelfth, or the Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment. These works trace regimental lineage, campaigns and organizational change in a well-ordered format with substantial documentation, typical of nineteenth-century British military histories, and remain useful references for the study of British Army regimental history.