Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot

The Royal Irish Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684. Also known as the 18th Regiment of Foot, it was one of eight Irish regiments raised primarily in Ireland, its Home Depot in Clonmel. It remained in service for two and a half centuries before being disbanded with the Partition of Ireland following the independent Irish Free State establishment in 1922, when the traditional recruiting grounds of the five regiments in the counties of the new state were disbanded. This historical work presents an engaging account of the services of the Royal Irish Regiment of the British Army. This well-structured record contains several particulars about the war, such as the period and circumstances of the original formation of the regiment, the names of the officers killed or wounded by the enemy, the battles, sieges, and other military operations.