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1851 · réf. 62059 — London: Parker Furnivall & Parker 1851. 8vo. xxxv 1 76 pp. With steel-engraved extra-illustrated series title page two hand-coloured plates. Red embossed publisher’s cloth gilt lettering front cover borders & decoration in blind gilt on spine minor bumping to corners some soiling rubbing front cover minor shelfwear still G copy w/ bright interior & plates. First edition of this installment in the Historical Records of the British Army series first commissioned by King William IV and continued by Queen Victoria. Originally raised in 1741 the 46th South Devonshire Regiment of Foot fought during the French & Indian War in the American Colonies the West Indies fought during the capture of Martinique & Havana in 1762 fought in the American Revolution at Long Island Fort Washington Brandywine Creek Philadelphia Germantown Monmouth and Martha’s Vineyard. They were stationed in the West Indies during the Napoleonic Wars and later in New South Wales escorting convicts to New South Wales and later India. Parker, Furnivall & Parker, hardcover