Historical Record of the Sixth, or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons

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Cannon Richard. Historical Record of the Sixth, or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons

Historical Record of the Sixth, or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons

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PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

FOOTNOTES:

HISTORICAL RECORD

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SUCCESSION OF COLONELS

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Richard Cannon

Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1689, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846

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Several regiments of Horse and Dragoons were raised in the first year of the reign of King James II.; and the horsemen carried a short carbine[6] in addition to the sword and pair of pistols: and in a Regulation dated the 21st of February, 1687, the arms of the Dragoons at that period were commanded to be as follows:—

"The Dragoons to have snaphanse musquets, strapt, with bright barrels of three foote eight inches long, cartouch-boxes, bayonetts, granado pouches, buckets, and hammer-hatchetts."

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