In the Redwall tales books do you have to read them in a certain order?

1. Lord Brocktree
2. The Legend of Luke-Book 2 substory
3. Martin the Warrior
4. Mossflower
5. The Legend of Luke
6. Outcast of Redwall
7. Mariel of Redwall
8. The Bellmaker
9. Salamandastron
10. Redwall
11. Mattimeo
12. The Pearls of Lutra
13. The Long Patrol
14. Marlfox
15. The Taggerung
16. Triss
17. Loamhedge
18. Rakkety Tam
19. High Rhulain
20. Eulalia!
21. Doomwyte
22. The Sable Quean

The first book in chronological order, Lord Brocktree is first. In publication order, Redwall is the first book.

However, the first book to be published was Redwall in 1988.
If you want to find the order of the Redwall series, you can check out this website:

http://www.sullivanet.com/redwall/time.htm