Cap of Honour: 300 Years of the Gloucestershire Regiment with Additional Chapters by General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley and Others :: David Daniell soon to be presented for sale on the special BookLovers of Bath web site!
Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2005, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Includes: Black & white photographs; Colour photographs; Black & white drawings; Appendices (7);
From the cover: One of the most famous of the English county regiments, The Gloucestershire Regiment saw service across the world in its 300-year history. Carrying more battle honours on its Colours than any other Line regiment of the British Army, the Glosters were also unique in the Army for being the only regiment to wear a badge on the back of the cap as well as on the front, in recognition of an incident at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801, when simultaneous attacks from both front and rear were met and repulsed.
Raised in 1694 by Colonel John Gibson, the regiment saw service in Quebec with Gene…
Introduction by: Duke of Gloucester
Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little spotting to the edges of the text block. Pages gently tanned with scattered spotting throughout.
Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. (xvi) 446 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½” x 6¼”.
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