Excerpt from Short History of the London Rifle Brigade: Compiled Regimentally Pending the full pie-war history, which is to be written by better hands, the very sketchy outline in Part I. Is given in order to form the connecting link between the Regiment in peace, since its formation, and the present time. It does not attempt to give the smallest idea of the hard work, often accomplished under disadvantageous circumstances, carried out by all ranks, which made possible the work done in the war. That the Regiment even now exists is solely due to lieut-colonel Lord Bingham (now Brigadier General the Earl of Lucan), whose cheery optimism through the dark times previous to the birth of the Territorial Force was such a great tower of strength. Any profits which may accrue from this pamphlet will be given to the London Rifle Brigade Prisoners' Aid Fund. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.