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Richard Cannon

1779–1865

Best known for preserving the stories of British Army regiments, this nineteenth-century compiler turned military records into readable history. His long service at Horse Guards helped shape a landmark series that soldiers and historians still consult.

46 Audiobooks

Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot; containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1850

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Third, Or the King's Own Regiment of Light Dragoons Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846.

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Fourteenth, or the King's, Regiment of Light Dragoons Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment and of Its Subsequent Services

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Seventy-first Regiment, Highland Light Infantry Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1777, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1852

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the First, or the Royal Regiment of Dragoons Containing an Account of Its Formation in the Reign of King Charles the Second, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1839

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Seventy-Third Regiment Containing an account of the formation of the Regiment from the period of its being raised as the Second Battalion of the Forty-Second Royal Highlanders in 1780 and of its subsequent services to 1851

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Sixth, or Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1689, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846

by Richard Cannon

Historical record of the Sixty-Seventh, or the South Hampshire Regiment Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1849

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Seventh, or the Queen's Own Regiment of Hussars Containing an Account of the Origin of the Regiment in 1690, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1842

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Thirty-fourth, or the Cumberland Regiment of Foot containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702 and of its subsequent services to 1844

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Nineteenth, or the First Yorkshire North Riding Regiment of Foot Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1688, and of its subsequent services to 1848

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Fourth, or Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards. Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685; and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Second, or Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1661, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1837

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Fifteenth, or, the Yorkshire East Riding, Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Fourteenth, or, the Buckinghamshire Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1845

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Fifth Regiment of Foot, or Northumberland Fusiliers Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1837

by Richard Cannon

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

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Tenth, or the North Lincolnshire, Regiment of Foot, Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of its Subsequent Services to 1847

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Thirteenth Regiment of Light Dragoons Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1715, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1842

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Fourth, or the King's Own, Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1680, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1839

by Richard Cannon

Historical record of the Eighty-seventh Regiment, or the Royal Irish Fusiliers : Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1853

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Fifty-sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844.

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Fifth, or Princess Charlotte of Wales's Regiment of Dragoon Guards Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685; with Its Subsequent Services to 1838

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Twelfth, or the East Suffolk, Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1847

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Origin of the Regiment in the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Forty-sixth or South Devonshire Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1741 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1851

by Richard Cannon

History of the Cape Mounted Riflemen With a Brief Account of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Sixty-first, or the South Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1844.

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.

by Richard Cannon

Historical record of the Seventh Regiment, or the Royal Fusiliers Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846.

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Third, or Prince of Wales' Regiment of Dragoon Guards Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852

by Richard Cannon

Historical record of the Seventeenth Regiment of Light Dragoons;—Lancers Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1759 and of its subsequent services to 1841.

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

by Richard Cannon

Historical record of the Eighty-Sixth, or the Royal County Down Regiment of Foot Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1842.

by Richard Cannon

Historical record of the Thirteenth, First Somerset, or the Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1848.

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Twelfth, or the Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Lancers Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1715, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.

by Richard Cannon

Historical record of the Twenty-second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent services to 1849

by Richard Cannon

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

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Fifty-Third, or the Shropshire Regiment of Foot Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755 and of its subsequent services to 1848

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Sixth, or Royal First Warwickshire Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Seventy-Second Regiment, or the Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1778, and of its subsequent services to 1848

by Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the Seventieth, or, the Surrey Regiment of Foot Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1848

by Richard Cannon

Historical record of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Foot, or Connaught Rangers : containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1837.

by Richard Cannon

Historical record of the Ninety-second Regiment, originally termed "The Gordon Highlanders" and numbered the Hundredth Regiment : Containing an account of the formation of the Regiment in 1794, and of its subsequent services to 1850

by Richard Cannon

About the author

Working in the British Army's administrative offices, he began his career at Horse Guards in 1802 and rose quickly to become a senior clerk. He spent decades close to the official machinery of the army, which gave him unusual access to records and helped define his life's work.

He is chiefly remembered for compiling regimental histories for the British Army. Beginning in the 1830s, he produced the Historical Records of the British Army series, a large publishing effort intended to trace the formation, service, and distinctions of individual regiments. The books combined archival detail with a narrative style that made them useful beyond government paperwork.

After more than half a century of service, he retired in 1854 and died in 1865. Although he was not a battlefield commander or a literary celebrity, his careful record-keeping preserved a great deal of military history that might otherwise have been lost or scattered.