History of the Thirtieth Regiment, Now the First Battalion East Lancashire Regiment 1689 - 1881. by Lieut Col Neil Bannatyne (1923) - Cranston Fine Arts
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History of the Thirtieth Regiment, Now the First Battalion East Lancashire Regiment 1689 - 1881. by Lieut Col Neil Bannatyne (1923)
An updated and expanded 1923 edition of a history of the old Thirtieth Regiment, later the 1st East Lancashire Regiment, from its formation in 1689 down to 1881, first published in 1887. The author draws on newly-available material in the Public Record Office, the British Museum and the Royal United Service Institution to compile this compelling record of one of the British Armys oldest units. Raised in the year after the Glorious Revolution which brought William III to the throne, the 30th first saw service in the wars with France that the King fought in defence of his Duch homeland. It was disbanded, but then promptly raised again as Marines to fight against France in the War of the Spanish Succession, taking part in the successful capture and subsequent defence of the Rock of Gibraltar.
