ERRATA.
Reading edition
Page 86, line 30,—for “Thansi,” read “Jhansi.” Do. line 34,—for “Kurnool,” read “Kurnaul.”
Page 94, line 24,—for “Captain Charles Campbell (Major of Brigade)” read “Captain Marmaduke George Nixon (Major of Brigade).”
THE THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT
BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR AND APPOINTMENTS
THE MOTTO “PRIMUS IN INDIS,”
TO DENOTE ITS HAVING BEEN THE FIRST KING’S REGIMENT EMPLOYED IN INDIA;
AND THE WORD “PLASSEY,”
IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS GALLANTRY IN THAT BATTLE, ON THE 23rd OF JUNE, 1757;
THE WORD, “GIBRALTAR,” WITH THE DEVICE OF THE “CASTLE AND KEY,”
AND THE MOTTO, “MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPÉ,”
IN TESTIMONY OF ITS SERVICES DURING THE DEFENCE OF GIBRALTAR,
FROM 1779 TO 1783;
THE WORDS “ALBUHERA,” “VITTORIA,” “PYRENEES,” “NIVELLE,” “NIVE,” “ORTHES,” AND “PENINSULA,”
IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS GALLANTRY IN THE SEVERAL ACTIONS FOUGHT DURING THE WAR IN PORTUGAL, SPAIN, AND THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, FROM 1809 TO 1814;
AND THE WORD “MAHARAJPORE,”
IN TESTIMONY OF ITS DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT IN THAT BATTLE, ON THE 29th OF DECEMBER, 1843.
THE
THIRTY-NINTH,
OR
THE DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT.