Francis Duncan

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Francis Duncan

1836–1888

Best known for his sweeping histories of the Royal Artillery, this soldier-scholar brought a lawyer’s precision and a historian’s eye to Britain’s military past. His career also reached into public life, from army service to Parliament.

2 Audiobooks

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1 Compiled from the Original Records

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1 Compiled from the Original Records

by Francis Duncan

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery Vol. 2 Compiled from the Original Records

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery Vol. 2 Compiled from the Original Records

by Francis Duncan

About the author

Born in 1836, Francis Duncan built an unusually varied career as a Royal Artillery officer, lawyer, historian, and Conservative politician. He is chiefly remembered as the author of military histories, especially History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, work that drew on original records and helped preserve the story of the regiment in detail.

Beyond his writing, Duncan served in the House of Commons from 1885 until his death in 1888. That mix of soldier, public servant, and historical writer gives his books a practical, firsthand sense of the institutions he described.

He died on November 16, 1888. For listeners interested in nineteenth-century military history, his work offers both narrative drive and the perspective of someone deeply connected to the world he was documenting.