A Short History of the Royal Welch Fusiliers

Authors not specified. — Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd, 1913. — 61 p.As the Introduction says, the History of the Regiment and its wonderful Traditions must the pride of every member of the Royal Welch. This book starts with the raising of the regiment in 1689, battles in Ireland and Flanders, the Seven Years War, the War of American Independence, the Peninsular War 1808-14, the Crimea and Indian Mutiny, Ashantee in 1874, Burma 1885-87, and the War in South Africa 1899-1902. There are additional parts on the Colours, the Flash, "Billy" the goat, pioneers' aprons, regimental marches, and colored plates by Lt.-Col. H. Delmé-Radcliffe.