The Cheshire (Earl of Chester's) Yeomanry, 1898-1967: The Last Regiment to Fight on Horses Tapa dura - 1971

GB: (c/o History Office, Cheshire Yeomanry, The Dale, Chester), Cheshire Yeomanry Association, 1971. Inscribed By the Author "To Mrs Paton with my best wishes - Dick Verdin". Clean tight book but front inner hinge cracked. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY GB £5. Packed weight 1500g. . Inscribed By the Author. 1st Edition. Hardback. VG/VG DW.

Cheshire Yeomanry Association, 1971. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Near Fine. GENERAL MILITARY CAVALRYFirst Edition. xviii, 666 p., 43 plates. illus. (some col.), maps, ports. 24 cm. #180723The Cheshire Yeomanry of the Great War was a descendant of a volunteer tradition that dates back to 1797, when six independent mounted troops were raised in the county during the crisis of the Napoleonic era. In 1803 they were formed into the Western Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry and by 1908, were the Earl of Chester’s Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry. In common with all such units, they were absorbed into the Territorial Force, when it was established in 1908 as part of wide-ranging reforms of the British Army in the light of experience of the South African war, and the growing international tension in Europe. The newly-named “Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester’s) (Hussars)” was composed of part-time soldiers. It was headquartered in the Old Bank Buildings in Chester, with squadron drill stations at… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.