Historical Record of the Seventeenth, or the Leicestershire Regiment of Foot / Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1688, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848

The volume provides a chronological regimental history, tracing its origins in the late 17th century through mid-19th-century service, listing deployments, engagements, sieges, colonial campaigns, organizational changes, colonels and promotions, battle honors, and stationing across Europe, North America, the West Indies, India and Afghanistan. It compiles orders, returns, and narratives of actions, with dates and brief accounts of operations, honors awarded, and administrative developments, and includes footnotes on uniforms and weaponry. The text functions as an administrative and operational record intended to document the regiment's organization, campaigns, and honors for reference.