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These very early and rare Army Lists are an important addition to all family historians researching their ancestor's military past.

The Official Army List 1888 provides A List of the Officers, Regimental List and Military Establishments; with Index. War Office.

To read the Schedule of Arrangement enter page number 3 in the Image Viewer and select Go.

Over 167,000 men are listed in these early records - details generally include name, rank, regiment and date of enlistment, a brief war service biography and promotions.

From the end of the 18^th Century and during the 19^th Century, Britain was engaged in many wars and show the extent and reach of the British Empire at the time :

Anglo-French War 1793 - 1802, Napoleonic Wars 1803 - 1814, including the Peninsular Wars 1808 - 1814, Battle of Waterloo 1815, Anglo-American War 1812 to 1815, Battle of Algiers 1816, First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842, Opium Wars 1839 - 1842 and 1856 - 1860, Crimean War 1853 - 1856, Indian Mutiny 1857 - 1859 and several others that are referred to in these Lists.