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Hard cover, quarto, pp145-288 +double-page Fusiliers' Almanac for 1887. Covers January to December, 1886. In publisher's green pebbled cloth binding with gold lettering and regimental insignia. Condition: Very Good Minus. Covers heavily sunned, with heavy staining to the back cover. Binding tight and text block clean. ** An informative and entertaining regimental publication, with promotion notices, letters, advertisements, articles on shooting competitions with the name & rank of the winners listed, and historical accounts mentioning the Battle of Toulouse, the "Great Battle of Waterloo". Articles include "A Week's Leave in the Himalayas", "Introduction of Bayonets into the Army", and "How I Bought My Dog". ** The Northumberland Fusiliers became part of the British Army after their part in the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688, when William of Orange (William III), deposed James II to become king of England, Scotland and Ireland. They fought during many historical events, including: the Siege of Gibraltar (1727), the Battle of Warburg (1760), the Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775), the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775), the Peninsular War (1807-1814), the Second Boer War (1899-1902), and both World Wars. The regiment was finally reorganized as the 29th British Infantry Brigade in 1951.
Ref: MIL 8936
$175.00