Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. Table of Contents Pg v: (1781) ‘Tripassoor ... 13’ replaced by ‘Tripassoor ... 15’. Pg vi: (1792) ‘Tippo Saib, and’ replaced by ‘Tippoo Saib, and’. Introduction Pg xiii: ‘numercial title’ replaced by ‘numerical title’. Main text Pg 6: ‘the fleet proceeeed’ replaced by ‘the fleet proceeded’. Pg 11: ‘Lieutenent William Gunn’ replaced by ‘Lieutenant William Gunn’. Pg 59 Footnote [20]: ‘Cabo de bonne Esperanza’ replaced by ‘Cabo da Boa Esperança’. Pg 69 Footnote [22]: ‘army to amount to’ replaced by ‘army amount to’. Pg 74 Footnote [24]: ‘Vide’ italicized. Pg 85: The Sidenote was printed as ‘1812.’ but should have been ‘1811.’ (and since this corrected date is a repeat of the ‘1811.’ Sidenote seen on an earlier page, it is omitted from the etext.) Pg 114: ‘arrived Dover’ replaced by ‘arrived at Dover’. Pg 152: ‘which befel that’ replaced by ‘which befell that’. Pg 154: ‘recovered the effects’ replaced by ‘recovered from the effects’. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Historical record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry, by Richard Cannon