History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 2 of 2: Compiled From the Original Records (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 2 of 2: Compiled From the Original RecordsIs incumbent on the Author now to acknowledge, with gratitude, the assistance he has received during its execu tion. Acting on a suggestion made by one Of the reviewers Of the first volume, he has noted in the margin the various authorities on which the narrative is based; and, as in many instances these are manuscript letters in the Record Office, he has given the dates Of such, - to facilitate access to them by any one anxious to Obtain information in detail.Among those to whom the Author is chiefly indebted, Sir Collingwood Dickson - for the reason stated in the body of the work - stands first. Not only the Author, but the Regiment at large, is indebted to him for the generous confidence with which he entrusted the letters and journals of his distinguished father to the writer Of this history, The labours of Captain G. E. W. Malet, r.a. - ao visible in the tables at the end Of this volume - demand the next place in the Author's acknowledgment - and the Reader will be able to judge how great has been the value, to this narrative, of the published writings of Captain H. W. L. Hime, r.a.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.