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Memoirs & Services of the Eighty-Third Regiment, County of Dublin, From 1793 to 1907, including The campaigns of the Regiiment in The West Indies, Africa, The Peninsula, Ceylon, Canada, & India.
1st Ed., 99pp. Hugh Rees.
1908
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Exceptionally rare history of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regt., later 1st Bn. Royal Irish Rifles. Peninsula war Battle Honours included Talavera, Busacao, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudrad Rodrigo, Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, & Toulouse, while service in the Indian Mutiny in Central India was rewarded with that Battle Honour. Rolls of the officers of the regiment, including those killed or wounded in various campaigns, with other remarks. Based on Orderly Room records, &c. Orig. red cloth, gilt title to sp., regimental device to front, last few leaves & rear cover dampstained o/w VG throughout. See illustration on our website.
£225
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CONRY (Lt.-Col. J. de L.)
Regimental History of the 2/19th Hyderabad Regiment (Berar).
Compiled from Official Sources. 1st Ed., [iv]+32pp. Aldershot: Printed by G&P.
1927
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Much on Indian Mutiny in Central India & Burmese War 1886-87. Brief account of WW1 in Bushire & Mespot. List of land grants for WW1. Orig. dec. green cloth, VG. Unfairly condemned a "failure" by Perkins the book actually contains a useful outline history & interesting description of the Central India Field Force in 1857-58 (taking of Jhansi &c.). Rare. See illustration on our website.
£225
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NEWPORT-TINLEY (Col. G.F., CB)
A Brief Historical Sketch of His Majesty's 31st: Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers, Indian Army.
1st Ed., [v]+57pp. Printed at the Bombay Gazette Electric Printing Works.
1910
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Inc. Cutch Field Force 1819 & various other ops. in the Punjab/Scinde 1820-37, Afghan War 1839-40, Scinde 1840, Mooltan 1848-50, Indian Mutiny (Central India), Zhob Valley 1884, Burma 1886-88, Sudan 1896 &c. (inc. award winners &c. noted in text) followed by services of British Officers & Risalder Majors (up to 1909), lists of those admitted to OBI & IOM, &c. "The words 'brief' & 'sketch' in the title of any unit history are too often an apology in advance for the inadequacy of the contents. This attractive little book is an exception to that general rule. Although very slim, it is full of useful facts..." - Perkins 412. Orig. blue/grey cloth, gilt, with green cloth backstrip, VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£375
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PETERS ([Brigadier] R.W. [OBE]) et al.
Central India Horse Newsletter 1 to 24.
1st Ed. in volume form, [iv]+225pp., 7 maps. Printed by C. Murphy at Thacker's Press, Bombay. nd (1945).
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Reprint of all the CIH Newsletters that appeared from time to time between the regiment's departure overseas in July 1940 to its return to India in Feb. 1946: in between it saw service with 4th Indian Div. in Eritrea, North Africa, PAIFORCE & Italy, initially armed only with carriers until Humber Armoured Cars arrived in Italy in March 1944. The newsletters contain a goldmine of fascinating material on the regiment & its members in the war, written for regimental consumption & with great immediacy. Much personal information includes various lists of officers, casualties among the ranks, full citations for awards &c. Orig. full green morocco, gilt to sp. & with regimental device to front. Perkins 420. VG, rare with ink inscrip. "With Kind Regards from The Central India Horse. R.W.P." i.e. Brig. R.W. Peters, Commandant & one of the compilers, plus carbon ts letter to front paste-down from R.A. (Reggie) Savory, acknowledging receipt of this copy. See illustration on our website.
£425
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WATSON (Maj.-Gen. W.A., CB, CMG, CIE)
King George's Own Central India Horse: The Story of a Local Corps.
1st Ed., xi+474pp., 5 plates, 4 maps. Blackwood.
1930
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Organised as irregular cavalry for the Mutiny in 1857; much detail on this period & subsequently the 2nd Afghan War; Tirah 1897; became 38th Horse: WW1 in France & Palestine. Officers' services, awards roll &c. "This book is one of the best of all Indian Cavalry histories" - Perkins 419. Orig. red & sand cloth, VG ex-college lib. with bookplate at rear & minor trace of removal of label at foot of spine. See illustration on our website.
£165
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