History of Thos. Farrington's Regiment Subsequently Designated the 29th (Worcestershire) Foot 1694-1891

The history of the Regiment that became the 29th Worcestershire Foot, is also the history of the birth of the British Army and the rise of the Empire. First raised in 1694 during the expansion of the Armys establishment to fight William IIIs wars with Louis XIVs expansionist France, the regiment took part in most of Britains subsequent conflicts - usually with France - throughout the late Stuart, Georgian and Victorian ages. This volume, compiled in 1891 as the Victorian era and Empire reached its acme, covers all these conflicts, including the regiments part in the War of Spanish Succession the Seven Years War the American