THE REGIMENTS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.

FIRST LIFE GUARDS.

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The 1st, or His Majesty’s Own Troop of Guards. 1660–1685 The 1st Troop of Life Guards of Horse. 1685–1788 The 1st Life Guards. 1788—— Scarlet, 1660—. Blue in 1679, and probably from 1660. Maestricht, 1673. Boyne, 1690. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer Landen, 1693. Flanders, 1692–1697. Peninsula, 1812–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815.

The Regiment was raised in Holland by King Charles II., and was at first composed of eighty gentlemen who had held commissions in the army of King Charles I.

It wore cuirasses from its formation to 1698, and resumed them in 1821.

It bears the Royal Arms as its crest.

It is said= the Regiments of Life Guards were at one time known as “the Cheeses,” from the old gentlemen of the Life Guards declining to serve in them as remodelled in 1788, saying they were no longer composed of gentlemen, but of cheesemongers.

The 3rd and 4th (Scots) Troops of Life Guards, disbanded in 1746, saw much service in the campaign of 1742–47, in Flanders.

SECOND LIFE GUARDS.

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The 3rd, or the Duke of Albemarle’s Troop of Guards. 1660–1670 The 2nd, or The Queen’s Troop of Guards. 1670–1685 The 2nd Troop of Life Guards of Horse. 1685–1788 The 2nd Life Guards. 1788—— Scarlet, 1660—. Sea-green, 1660. Blue, since 1742. Maestricht, 1673. Walcourt, 1689. Flanders, 1689–1690. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1694–1697. Peninsula, 1812–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815.

The first Second Troop of Life Guards consisted originally of a number of loyal gentlemen who had fought for King Charles I. After his murder they fled to the continent, and entered the Spanish service with the title of “His Royal Highness The Duke of York’s Troop of Guards.” After the peace of 1659 they retired to the Netherlands till 1660, when King Charles II. made them the Second Troop of Life Guards. It became the Third Troop in 1670, and was disbanded in 1746.

The Regiment has the same origin as the First Life Guards.

It wore cuirasses from its formation to 1698, and resumed them in 1821.

It bears the Royal Arms as its crest.

It obtained its sea-green facings in honour of Queen Catherine, whose favourite colour it was. It is not known when the facings were changed, but it was between 1690 and 1742; its standard was changed from crimson to blue in 1758.

ROYAL HORSE GUARDS.

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The Royal Regiment of Horse. 1661–1687 The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards. 1687–1750 Royal Horse Guards Blue. 1750–1819 Royal Horse Guards. 1819—— Scarlet, 1661—. Blue, 1661—. Walcourt, 1689. Flanders, 1689–1690. Boyne, 1690. Anghrim, 1691. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Flanders, 1742–1745. Minden, 1759. Warbourg, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1758–1762. Cateau, 1794. Tournay, 1794. Flanders, 1794–1795. Peninsula, 1812–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815.

This Regiment is the only Regiment of Cavalry now in existence that formed part of the Parliamentary Army during the reign of King Charles I., and was then known as Colonel Unton Crook’s. At the Restoration it was called “The Royal Regiment.”

It wore cuirasses from its formation to 1698, and resumed them in 1821.

It bears the Royal Arms as its crest.

It obtained the name of “Oxford Blues” about 1690 to distinguish it from a Dutch Regiment of Horse Guards dressed in Blue commanded by the Earl of Portland, this Regiment being commanded by the Earl of Oxford. It was also known as the “Blue Guards” during the campaign in Flanders 1742–45, and is now commonly called “The Blues.”

It was presented by King William IV. with a Standard emblazoned with “Dettingen, Minden, Warbourg, Cateau.”

FIRST DRAGOON GUARDS.

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The Queen’s Regiment of Horse. 1685–1714 The King’s own Regiment of Horse. 1714–1746 1st King’s Dragoon Guards. 1746—— Scarlet, 1685—. Yellow, 1685–1714. Blue, 1714—. Boyne, 1690. Anghrim, 1691. Neer Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1692–1697. Liege, 1702. Huy, 1703. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1702–1714. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Flanders, 1742–1746. Minden, 1759. Corbach, 1760. Warbourg, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1758–1763. Cateau, 1794. Tournay, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1795. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Sevastopol, 1855. Taku Forts, 1860. Pekin, 1860.

The Regiment was raised chiefly in the neighbourhood of London.

It wore cuirasses from its formation to 1688, and again from 1704 to 1714.

It bears the King’s Cypher within the Garter.

It received its title in 1714 for its brilliant campaigns in Flanders and Germany.

It is commonly known as “The K. D. G.’s,” and at one time was nicknamed “The Trades Union.”

SECOND DRAGOON GUARDS.

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Colonel the Earl of Peterborough’s Regiment of Horse. 1685–1688 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1688–1715 The Princess of Wales’s Own Royal Regiment of Horse. 1715–1727 The Queen’s Own Royal Regiment of Horse. 1727–1746 2nd Queen’s Dragoon Guards. 1746–1872 2nd Dragoon Guards, Queen’s Bays. 1872—— Scarlet, 1685—. Scarlet, 1685. Buff, since 1742–1784. Black, 1784–1855. Buff, 1855—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Almanza, 1707. Almanara, 1710. Saragosa, 1710. Spain, 1704–1710. Corbach, 1760. Warbourg, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1763. Dunkirk, 1793. Cateau, 1794. Tournay, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1795. Flushing, 1809. Lucknow, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment was chiefly raised near London.

It wore cuirasses for three years.

It bears the “Royal Cypher within the Garter.”

It received its title in 1715 for its conduct at the battle of Preston.

It is not known when its facings were changed to Buff, but it was between 1690 and 1742.

Being mounted on bay horses about 1767 caused it to be called the “Queen’s Bays,” as the other heavy Regiments (except the Scots Greys) had black horses. It is now commonly called “the Bays.”

THIRD DRAGOON GUARDS.

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Colonel the Earl of Plymouth’s Regiment of Horse. 1685–1687 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1687–1746 3rd Dragoon Guards. 1746–1765 3rd, or Prince of Wales’s Dragoon Guards. 1765—— Scarlet, 1685—. Green, 1685–1765. White, 1765, and in 1785. Blue in 1818–1819. Yellow, 1819—. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Flanders, 1691–1697. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer-Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1702–1714. Minden, 1759. Corbach, 1760. Warbourg, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1758–1763. Dunkirk, 1793. Cateau, 1794. Tournay, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1795. Talavera, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Vittoria, 1813. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Abyssinia, 1868.

The Regiment was formed from Independent Troops of Horse raised in various English counties.

It wore cuirasses for three years, and again from 1704 to 1714.

It bears the Plume of the Prince of Wales, the Rising Sun, and the Red Dragon.

It is not known when its facings were changed to Blue.

It captured the Standard and Kettle Drums of the Bavarian Guards at the battle of Ramilies.

FOURTH DRAGOON GUARDS.

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Colonel the Duke of Hamilton’s Regiment of Horse. 1685–1688 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1688–1788 4th, or Royal Irish Dragoon Guards. 1788—— Scarlet, 1685—. White, 1685–1715. Light Blue, 1715–1768. Blue, 1768—. Steenkirk 1692. Neer Landen 1693. Flanders 1691–1697. Peninsula 1811–1813. Balaklava 1854. Sevastopol 1855.

The Regiment was formed from Independent Troops of Horse raised in various English counties.

It wore cuirasses on its formation.

It bears the Harp and Crown, and the Star of the Order of St. Patrick, with the motto “Quis separabit.”

It received its title in 1788 for its long service in Ireland from 1698 to 1788, and was then commonly known as “The Blue Horse” from its facings.

FIFTH DRAGOON GUARDS.

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Colonel the Duke of Shrewsbury’s Regiment of Horse. 1685–1687 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1687–1788 5th Dragoon Guards. 1788–1804 5th, or Princess Charlotte of Wales’s Dragoon Guards. 1804—— Scarlet, 1685—. Buff, 1685–1717. Green, 1717—. Boyne, 1690. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1703–1712. Germany, 1759–1762. Cateau, 1794. Flanders, 1794–1795. Llereena, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1811–1814. Balaklava, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was formed from Independent Troops of Horse raised in various English counties.

It wore cuirasses till 1688, and again from 1707 to 1714.

It bears the motto “Vestigia nulla retrorsum,” which was borne by Colonel John Hampden’s Regiment in the Civil War.

It captured four standards at the battle of Blenheim.

It was known in the eighteenth century as “The Green Horse” from its facings, and afterwards as “The Green Dragoon Guards.”

SIXTH DRAGOON GUARDS.

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The Queen Dowager’s Regiment of Horse. 1685–1690 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1690–1692 The King’s Carabiniers. 1692–1788 6th Dragoon Guards, or Carabiniers. 1788—— Scarlet, 1685–1853. Blue, 1853—. Sea-Green, 1685–1715. Yellow, 1715–1768. White, 1768—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer Landen, 1693. Flanders, 1692–1697. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Douay, 1710. Germany, 1702–1714. Warbourg, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1763. Tournay, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1795. Buenos-Ayres, 1806. Monte-Vid=eo, 1807. Sevastopol, 1855. Delhi, 1857. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was formed from Independent Troops of Horse raised in various English counties.

It wore cuirasses till 1699, and from 1707 to 1714.

It received its title and facings on its formation in honour of Queen Catherine, (wife of King Charles II.), whose favourite colour was sea-green.

It received its title in 1692 from being armed with long pistols called “Carabines,” and for its gallantry in Ireland in 1690–91.

It was known at one time as “the first Regiment of Carabiniers,” and has been nicknamed “Tichborne’s Own” since the famous trial of Arthur Orton, Sir Roger Tichborne having served in the Regiment.

It captured the colour of “the Royal Regiment of Bombardiers” at the battle of Ramilica, and its gallantry at the battle of Neer Landen pleased the King so greatly that he presented it with his charger.

SEVENTH DRAGOON GUARDS.

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Colonel Lord Cavendish’s Regiment of Horse. 1688–1690 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1690–1788 7th, or Princess Royal’s Dragoon Guards. 1788—— Scarlet, 1688—. Black, 1688—. Boyne, 1690. Flanders, 1692–1697. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Germany, 1702–1714. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Flanders, 1742–1745. Warbourg, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1763. Cape of Good Hope, 1846.

The Regiment was partly formed from five Regiments of Horse raised by King James II., which were disbanded in 1688.

It wore cuirasses till 1699, and from 1707 to 1714.

It was known as “The Black Horse” from its facings, also “The Blacks;” but it prid=ed itself on being “Ligonier’s” from its Colonel’s name from 1720 to 1749.

It had the nickname of “The Virgin Mary’s Guard” in the reign of King George II.; and is known as “Strawboots.”

FIRST DRAGOONS.

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The King’s Own Royal Regiment of Dragoons. 1683–1690 The Royal Regiment of Dragoons. 1690–1751 1st, or Royal Dragoons. 1751—— Scarlet, 1683—. Blue, 1683—. Boyne, 1690. Flanders, 1694–1697. Barcelona, 1705. Almanara, 1710. Saragossa, 1710. Spain, 1702–1712. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Flanders, 1742–1745. Warbourg, 1760. Campen, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1763. Cateau, 1794. Villers-en-Couché, 1794. Tournay, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1795. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Balaklava, 1854. Sevastopol, 1854.

The Regiment was formed from some Troops of Cavalry at Tanjiers called the “Tanjier Cuirassiers,” who assisted at the defence of that place for seventeen years against the Moors, from whom they captured a standard in 1680.

It wore the cuirass till 1684, at which time each Troop bore a crimson standard, with badges of the King, the Black Prince, King Henry V., King Henry VI., King Henry VII., and Queen Elizabeth respectively.

It bears the Crest of England within the Garter, and the motto “Spectemur agendo.”

It also bears an Eagle in commemoration of its capture of the Eagle of the 105th French Regiment at the battle of Waterloo.

It captured a Standard of the “Mousquetaires Noirs” at the battle of Dettingen.

At the close of the eighteenth century it was known as the “Royal English Dragoons.”

SECOND DRAGOONS.

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The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons. 1681–1707 The Royal Regiment of North British Dragoons. 1707–1751 2nd, or Royal North British Dragoons. 1751–1866 2nd Royal North British Dragoons, Scots Greys. 1866–1877 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys). 1877—— Scarlet, 1681—. Blue, 1681—. Flanders, 1694–1697. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1702–1713. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Roucoux, 1746. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Minden, 1759. Warbourg, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1758–1763. Tournay, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1795. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Balaklava, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised in Scotland from three Troops of “Scots Dragoons” and Independent Troops of Dragoons, and is the oldest Regiment of Dragoons in the British Army.

It is said= by some authors that its uniform when raised was stone-grey.

It bears the Thistle within the Circle and motto of St. Andrew “Nemo me impune lacessit,”—also “Second to None.”

It also bears an Eagle in commemoration of its capture of the Eagle of the 45th French Regiment at the battle of Waterloo.

It captured the Colours of the French “Regiment-du-Roi,” at the battle of Ramilies, for which it is permitted to wear Grenadier caps; and a Standard of the French Guards at the battle of Dettingen.

About 1700 it was commonly known as “The Grey Dragoons,” and “The Scots Regiment of White Horses.”

THIRD HUSSARS.

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The Queen Consort’s Regiment of Dragoons. 1685–1714 The King’s Own Regiment of Dragoons. 1714–1751 3rd, or King’s Own Dragoons. 1751–1818 3rd, or King’s Own Light Dragoons. 1818–1861 3rd King’s Own Hussars. 1861—— Scarlet, 1685–1818. Blue, 1818–1830. Scarlet, 1830–1842. Blue, 1842—. Blue, 1685–1818. Scarlet, 1818—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Flanders, 1694–1697. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1706–1708. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Flanders, 1742–1745. Llereena, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1811–1814. Cabool, 1842. Moodkee, 1845. Ferozeshah, 1845. Sobraon, 1846. Punjaub, 1848–1849. Chillianwallah, 1849. Goojerat, 1849.

The Regiment was chiefly raised in Berkshire, Mid=dlesex, Hertfordshire and Essex.

It received its Title on its formation in honour of the Queen Consort.

It bears the White Horse within the Garter and the motto “Nec aspera terrent.”

It was nicknamed “Lord Adam Gordon’s Life Guards” from that officer detaining it so long in Scotland when he commanded there.

FOURTH HUSSARS.

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Princess Anne of Denmark’s Dragoons. 1685–1693 (Its Colonel’s name). 1693–1751 4th Dragoons. 1751–1788 4th, or Queen’s Own Dragoons. 1788–1818 4th, or Queen’s Own Light Dragoons. 1818–1861 4th Queen’s Own Hussars. 1861—— Scarlet, 1685–1818. Blue, 1818–1830. Scarlet, 1830–1842. Blue, 1842—. Green, in 1751–1818. Yellow, 1818–1836. Green, 1836–1842. Scarlet, 1842–1861. Blue, 1861—. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer Landen, 1693. Flanders, 1692–1697. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1706–1708. Dettingen, 1743. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Talavera, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Llereena, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Afghanistan, 1839. Ghuznee, 1839. Alma, 1854. Balaklava, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was formed from Independent Troops raised in various English counties.

It received its Title when raised in honour of the King’s youngest daughter, afterwards Queen Anne.

It was nicknamed “Paget’s Irregular Horse” in consequence of its loose drill after its return from India.

FIFTH LANCERS.

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5th Royal Irish Lancers. 1858—— Blue, 1858—. Scarlet, 1858—.

The first 5th Regiment of Dragoons was raised in 1689 as the “Royal Irish,” it served at the battles of Blenheim, Ramilies (where it captured two Battalions of the French Regiment of Picardie, for which it was permitted to wear Grenadier caps), and many other actions. It was raised with the present 6th Dragoons and 27th Foot from the Inniskilling forces. It was disbanded in 1798. Its uniform was scarlet with blue facings.

It bears the “Harp and Crown,” and the motto “Quis Separabit.”

SIXTH DRAGOONS.

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Colonel Sir Albert Cunningham’s Regiment of Dragoons. 1689–1691 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1691–1751 6th, or Inniskilling Dragoons. 1751—— Scarlet, 1689—. Yellow, 1689—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Roucoux, 1746. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Minden, 1759. Warbourg, 1760. Campen, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1758–1763. Dunkirk, 1793. Cateau, 1794. Tournay, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1795. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Balaklava, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was originally part of the Inniskilling forces, from which it was formed.

It bears the “Castle of Inniskilling.”

It was known about 1715 as “The Black Dragoons,” probably from being mounted on black horses.

SEVENTH HUSSARS.

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Colonel Robert Cunningham’s Regiment of Dragoons. 1690–1696 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1696–1715 The Princess of Wales’s Own Royal Dragoons. 1715–1727 The Queen’s Own Dragoons. 1727–1751 7th, or Queen’s Own Dragoons. 1751–1783 7th, or Queen’s Own Light Dragoons. 1783–1805 7th, Queen’s Own Hussars. 1805—— Scarlet, 1690–1784. Blue, 1784–1830. Scarlet, 1830–1841. Blue, 1841—. White, 1690–1818. Blue, 1818—. Flanders, 1694–1697. Germany, 1711–1713. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Roucoux, 1746. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1749. Warbourg, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1763. Valenciennes, 1793. Cateau, 1794. Nimeguen, 1794. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1793–1795. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Sahagun, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Peninsula, 1808–1809. Do., 1813–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Lucknow, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment was formed in Scotland from Independent Troops of Dragoons; it was disbanded in 1713, but restored in 1715, and mainly reformed from two troops of the present 1st Dragoons, and three troops of the present 2nd Dragoons; it then received its title in honour of the Prince of Wales’s wife.

It bears “the Royal Cypher within the Garter.”

It was nicknamed “the old saucy Seventh” in the Peninsula, also “the lily-white Seventh” from its light-blue uniform and white facings, and also “Young Eyes.”

EIGHTH HUSSARS.

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Colonel Henry Cunningham’s Regiment of Dragoons. 1693–1706 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1706–1751 8th Dragoons. 1751–1776 8th Light Dragoons. 1776–1777 8th, or the King’s Royal Irish Light Dragoons. 1777–1822 8th, The King’s Royal Irish Hussars. 1822—— Scarlet, 1693–1784. Blue, 1784—. Yellow, 1693–1777. Blue, 1777–1784. Scarlet, 1784–1823. Blue, 1823—. Barcelona, 1705. Almanza, 1707. Almanara, 1710. Saragossa, 1710. Spain, 1704–1713. Flanders, 1794–1795. Egypt, 1801. Leswarree, 1803. Agra, 1803. Deeg, 1804. Bhurtpore, 1805. Hindoostan, 1802–1822. Alma, 1854. Balaklava, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Central India, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment was raised in Ireland from among the loyal Protestants who had fought at the battle of the Boyne, &c.

It received its title, crest, and motto in 1777 as a mark of Royal approbation of its conduct.

It bears the “Harp and Crown” with the motto “Pristinæ virtutis memores.”

It and the 76th Foot captured forty-four stand of Colours and seventy-two guns at the battle of Leswarree.

It was permitted to wear the sword belt over the right shoulder for its gallantry at the battle of Saragossa, where it took the belts of the Spanish Cavalry. This was confirmed by the King’s Regulations of 1768, which caused it to be commonly known as “the Cross Belts.”

It was known as “St. George’s” from its Colonel’s name 1740–1755.

NINTH LANCERS.

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Colonel Owen Wynne’s Regiment of Dragoons. 1715–1719 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1719–1751 9th Dragoons. 1751–1783 9th Light Dragoons. 1783–1816 9th Lancers. 1816–1830 9th, The Queen’s Royal Lancers. 1830—— Scarlet, 1715–1784. Blue, 1784–1831. Scarlet, 1831–1842. Blue, 1842—. Buff, 1715–1812. Crimson, 1812–1831. Blue, 1831–1842. Scarlet, 1842—. Buenos Ayres, 1806. Monte Vid=eo, 1807. Flushing, 1809. Peninsula, 1811–1813. Punniar, 1843. Sobraon, 1846. Punjaub, 1848–1849. Chillianwallah, 1849. Goojerat, 1849. Delhi, 1857. Lucknow, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was raised in the southern counties of England.

It received its title in 1830 in honour of Queen Adelaid=e.

It bears the “Royal Cypher within the Garter.”

TENTH HUSSARS.

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Colonel Humphrey Gore’s Regiment of Dragoons. 1715–1723 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1723–1751 10th Dragoons. 1751–1783 10th, or Prince of Wale’s Own Light Dragoons. 1783–1806 10th, or Prince of Wales’s Own Hussars. 1806–1811 10th, The Prince of Wales’s Own Royal Hussars. 1811—— Scarlet, 1715–1783. Blue, 1783—. Yellow, 1715–1811. Scarlet, 1811–1819. Blue, 1819—. Minden, 1759. Warbourg, 1760. Campen, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1758–1763. Sahagun, 1808. Benevente, 1809. Corunna, 1809. Morales, 1813. Peninsula, 1808–1809. Do., 1813–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised in Hertfordshire and adjoining counties.

It received its title and badges of the Prince’s Plume, the Rising Sun, and the Red Dragon, in 1783, in honour of the Prince of Wales.

ELEVENTH HUSSARS.

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Colonel Philip Honeywood’s Regiment of Dragoons. 1715–1732 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1732–1751 11th Dragoons. 1751–1783 11th Light Dragoons. 1783–1840 11th, Prince Albert’s Own Hussars. 1840—— Scarlet, 1715–1784. Blue, 1784–1830. Scarlet, 1830–1840. Blue, 1840—. Buff, 1715–1840. Blue, 1840—. Warbourg, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1763. Famars, 1793. Valenciennes, 1793. Cateau, 1794. Villers-en-Couché, 1794. Tournay, 1794. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1793–1795. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Aboukir, 1801. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. El-Bodon, 1811. Salamanca, 1812. Burgos, 1812. Peninsula, 1811–1813. Quatre Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Bhurtpore, 1826. Alma, 1854. Balaklava, 1854. Inkerman, 1854.

The Regiment was raised in Essex and adjoining counties.

It received its title in 1840 in honour of having formed Prince Albert’s escort from Dover to Canterbury, on his arrival in England to be married to Her Majesty.

It is said= to have borne the motto “Motus componere” when raised.

It bears “the Sphinx” for Egypt 1801.

It was nicknamed “the Cherry Pickers” from some of the men being taken prisoners in a fruit garden during the Peninsula war; also “the Cherubims” from its crimson overalls.

TWELFTH LANCERS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

Colonel Phineas Bowles’s Regiment of Dragoons. 1715–1740 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1740–1751 12th Dragoons. 1751–1768 12th, or Prince of Wales’s Light Dragoons. 1768–1816 12th, or Prince of Wales’s Lancers. 1816–1817 12th, Prince of Wales’s Royal Lancers. 1817—— Scarlet, 1715–1784. Blue, 1784–1830. Scarlet, 1830–1842. Blue, 1842—. White, 1715–1768. Black, 1768–1784. Yellow, 1784–1817. Scarlet, 1817–1830. Blue, 1830–1842. Scarlet, 1842—. Corsica, 1794. Aboukir, 1801. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Llereena, 1812. Peninsula, 1811–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Cape of Good Hope, 1852. Sevastopol, 1855. Central India, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment was raised in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Hampshire.

It received its title and badges of the Prince’s Plume, the Rising Sun, and the Red Dragon, in 1768, in honour of the Prince of Wales.

It bears “the Sphinx” for Egypt 1801, where it captured a French convoy with Colours.

It has been nicknamed “the Supple Twelfth.”

THIRTEENTH HUSSARS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

Colonel Richard Munden’s Regiment of Dragoons. 1715–1722 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1722–1751 13th Dragoons. 1751–1782 13th Light Dragoons. 1782–1861 13th Hussars. 1861—— Scarlet, 1715–1784. Blue, 1784–1832. Scarlet, 1832–1840. Blue, 1840—. Green, 1715–1784. Buff, 1784–1836. Green, 1836–1840. Buff, 1840–1861. White, 1861—. Campo Mayor, 1811. Albuera, 1811. Arroyo dos Molinos, 1811. Badajos, 1812. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1810–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Alma, 1854. Balaklava, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised in the mid=land counties of England.

It has borne the motto “Viret in Æternum” from its formation.

It was commonly known in the eighteenth century as “the Green Dragoons” from its facings; and was nicknamed in the Peninsula war “the Ragged Brigade” from its caring more for work than show, for during the war it served in thirty-two affairs besid=es general actions, and lost 274 men and 1009 horses.

FOURTEENTH HUSSARS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

Colonel James Dormer’s Regiment of Dragoons. 1715–1720 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1720–1751 14th Dragoons. 1751–1776 14th Light Dragoons. 1776–1798 14th, or Duchess of York’s Own Light Dragoons. 1798–1830 14th, or King’s Light Dragoons 1830–1861 14th, The King’s Hussars. 1861—— Scarlet, 1715–1784. Blue, 1784–1830. Scarlet, 1830–1842. Blue, 1842—. Yellow, 1715–1798. Orange, 1798–1830. Blue, 1830–1842. Scarlet, 1842–1861. Blue, 1861—. Flanders, 1794–1795. Douro, 1809. Talavera, 1809. Fuentes-d’Onor, 1811. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. New Orleans, 1815. Punjaub, 1848–1849. Chillianwallah, 1849. Goojerat, 1849. Persia, 1856. Central India, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment was raised in the south of England.

It received its title and badge of “the Prussian Eagle” in 1798 in honour of the Princess Royal of Prussia, also its facings, orange being the Brandenburg colour.

It also bears the “Royal Cypher within the Garter.”

FIFTEENTH HUSSARS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

15th Light Dragoons. 1759–1766 15th, or the King’s Light Dragoons. 1766–1806 15th, The King’s Hussars. 1806—— Scarlet, 1759–1784. Blue, 1784—. Green, 1759–1766. Blue, 1766–1784. Scarlet, 1784–1822. Blue, 1822—. Emsdorf, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1763. Valenciennes, 1793. Cateau, 1794. Villers-en-Couché, 1794. Tournay, 1794. Nimeguen, 1794. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1793–1795. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Sahagun, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Morales, 1813. Vittoria, 1813. Peninsula, 1808–1809. Do., 1813–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815.

The Regiment was raised in the vicinity of London.

It was the first Regiment of Light Dragoons raised in England, and was commonly known as “Elliott’s Light Horse” from its Colonel’s name.

It received its title and motto “Merebimur” in 1766 for its conduct in the campaign in Germany, and was authorized to bear the following inscription on its helmets “Five Battalions of French defeated and taken by this Regiment with their Colours and nine pieces of cannon at Emsdorf, 16th July 1760.” It was permitted to wear scarlet feathers in its helmets in 1799 as a distinction, after a review by the King.

It bears “the Crest of England within the Garter.”

It captured three guns at Villers-en-Couché, and the eight officers present received a medal from the Emperor of Germany.

SIXTEENTH LANCERS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

16th Light Dragoons. 1763–1766 16th, or the Queen’s Light Dragoons. 1766–1815 16th, The Queen’s Lancers. 1815—— Scarlet, 1763–1784. Blue, 1784–1832. Scarlet, 1832—. Black, 1763–1766. Blue, 1766–1784. Scarlet, 1784–1832. Blue, 1832—. Belle-Isle, 1761. Brooklyn, 1776. Germantown, 1777. Freehold, 1778. America, 1775–1778. Valenciennes, 1793. Dunkirk, 1793. Cateau, 1794. Tournay, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1796. Talavera, 1809. Fuentes-d’Onor, 1811. Llereena, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Nive, 1813. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Bhurtpore, 1826. Afghanistan, 1839. Ghuznee, 1839. Maharajpore, 1843. Aliwal, 1846. Sobraon, 1846.

The Regiment was chiefly raised near London.

It received its motto “Aut cursu, aut cominus armis” in 1766 on being made “the Queen’s,” for its services in Portugal in 1762.

It bears the “Royal Cypher within the Garter.”

SEVENTEENTH LANCERS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

17th Light Dragoons. 1763–1822 17th Lancers. 1822–1876 17th, Duke of Cambrid=ge’s Own Lancers. 1876—— Scarlet, 1763–1784. Blue, 1784–1830. Scarlet, 1830–1842. Blue, 1842—. White, 1763—. Brooklyn, 1776. Freehold, 1778. America, 1775–1783. Buenos Ayres, 1806. Monte-Vid=eo, 1807. Alma, 1854. Balaklava, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment was raised as the 18th Light Dragoons in Hertfordshire and the vicinity of London in 1759; its Colonel chose its crest of a “Death’s Head” with its motto “or Glory,” as he wished every member of it to remember General Wolfe, with whom he was at his death at the battle of Quebec 1759. It was renumbered 17th in 1763.

It received its title in 1876 in honour of H. R. H. the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, who served in the Regiment.

It was nicknamed “Bingham’s Dandies,” from its Colonel (Lord Bingham) causing the men’s uniforms to fit so well.

The first 17th Dragoons was called the “Edinburgh Light Horse,” raised in Scotland in 1759 and disbanded in 1763.

EIGHTEENTH HUSSARS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

18th Hussars. 1858—— Blue, 1858—. Blue, 1858—.

The Regiment was raised at Leeds.

The first 18th Dragoons, is now the 17th Lancers.

The second 18th Dragoons was raised in Ireland by Lord Drogheda in 1759 as the 19th Light Dragoons, it became the 18th in 1763, and served in Holland in 1799; during the Peninsula war at Corunna, Vittoria, Nive and Orthes, also at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo; its uniform was scarlet with white facings; it was disbanded in 1822 when it was the 18th King’s Irish Hussars; its uniform then was blue with white facings.

NINETEENTH HUSSARS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

East India Company’s 1st Bengal European Cavalry. 1858 1st Bengal European Cavalry. 1858–1861 19th Hussars. 1861—— Blue, 1858—. Blue, 1858—.

It was nicknamed “the Dumpies” when raised, from the diminutive size of the men.

The first 19th Dragoons was raised in 1759, renumbered 18th in 1763, and disbanded in 1822.

The second was raised from the Light Troops of the 1st and 2nd Dragoon Guards, 4th and 10th Dragoons in 1779. Its uniform was scarlet with green facings; it was disbanded in 1783.

The third was raised as the 23rd Dragoons in 1781, and renumbered 19th in 1783; it served at the battles of Assaye (for its conduct at which it was presented with honorary standards by the East India Company), Seringapatam, Niagara, &c. It bore the Elephant as its crest; its uniform when raised was scarlet, but in 1815 was blue with yellow facings. It was disbanded as the 19th Lancers in 1821.

TWENTIETH HUSSARS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

East India Company’s 2nd Bengal European Cavalry. 1858 2nd Bengal European Cavalry. 1858–1861 20th Hussars. 1861—— Blue, 1858—. Blue, 1858—.

The first 20th Dragoons was raised in Ireland in 1759 as the “20th Inniskilling Light Dragoons.” Its uniform was scarlet with black facings; it was disbanded in 1763.

The second was raised from the Light Troops of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, 1st, 6th, and 11th Dragoons, in 1779. Its uniform was scarlet with yellow facings; it was disbanded in 1783.

The third was raised as “the Jamaica Light Horse” in 1791, made 20th Light Dragoons in 1794; it served in Egypt in 1807, and during the Peninsula war at Vimiero, &c. Its uniform when raised was blue with yellow facings, which were afterwards changed to orange; it was disbanded in 1818.

TWENTY-FIRST HUSSARS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

East India Company’s 3rd Bengal European Cavalry. 1858 3rd Bengal European Cavalry. 1858–1861 21st Hussars. 1861—— Blue, 1858—. Blue, 1858—.

The first 21st Dragoons was raised at Windsor in 1759 as the “21st Royal Windsor Foresters.” Its uniform was scarlet with blue facings; it was disbanded in 1763.

The second was raised from the Light Troops of the 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 15th, and 16th Dragoons in 1779. Its uniform was scarlet with white facings; it was disbanded in 1783.

The third was raised in 1794. Its uniform when raised was scarlet with yellow facings, but in 1815 was blue with black velvet facings; it was disbanded in 1818.

ROYAL ARTILLERY.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

The Train of Artillery. 1705–1716 The Regiment of Artillery. 1716–1727 The Royal Regiment of Artillery. 1727—— Blue, in 1727. Scarlet, in 1727. The Regiment representing many Regiments, its services are too numerous to be recorded, as it has necessarily borne a part in every Campaign.

The old Trains of Artillery were disbanded at the end of the campaigns in which they served.

The present Regiment dates from 1716, but the above date of (the 14th April) 1705 is given in the official list of Colonels as the date of commission of Colonel Albert Borgard.

It bears the Royal Arms and Supporters with a Gun, with the mottoes “Ubique” above, and “Quo fas et gloria ducunt” below the gun.

Its uniform appears to have been always Blue, and probably its facings were always Scarlet; the “Trains” in 1688 wore Blue, with Orange facings.

The Royal Irish Artillery was absorbed into the Regiment in 1801, and the East India Company’s Artillery in 1858.

ROYAL ENGINEERS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

The Soldier Artificer Company. 1772–1787 The Royal Military Artificers. 1787–1813 The Royal Sappers and Miners. 1813–1856 Royal Engineers. 1856—— Scarlet, 1772–1787. Blue, 1787–1813. Scarlet, 1813—. Orange, 1772–1787. Black, 1787–1813. Blue, 1813—. The Corps representing many Regiments, its services are too numerous to be recorded.

It bears the Royal Arms and Supporters with a Cannon, and the mottoes “Ubique” over the gun, and “Quo fas et gloria ducunt” below it.

The East India Company’s Engineers were absorbed into the Corps in 1858.

It is nicknamed “the Mudlarks.”

FIRST OR GRENADIER GUARDS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

The King’s Royal Regiment of Guards. 1660–1685 The First Regiment of Foot Guards. 1685–1815 The First, or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards. 1815—— Scarlet, 1660—. Blue, 1660—. Tanjier, 1680–1683. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1691–1697. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Gibraltar, 1705. Barcelona, 1705–1706. Ramilies, 1706. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1704–1708. Oudenarde, 1708. Ghent, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Germany, 1702–1713. Gibraltar, 1727. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1747. Cherbourg, 1758. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1759–1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. Freehold, 1778. Guildford, 1781. America, 1776–1781. Valenciennes, 1793. Lincelles, 1793. Cateau, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1795. Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Flushing, 1809. Corunna, 1809. Barrossa, 1811. St. Sebastian, 1813. Bayonne, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1809. Do., 1810–1814. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1814–1815. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised in London by Colonel John Russell.

It then bore the Red Cross of St. George on a white ground.

The King’s Regiment of Foot Guards raised in Flanders in 1656 by Lord Wentworth was incorporated with the Regiment in 1665.

It bears a Grenade, and also one of the ancient Badges conferred by Royal Authority on each of the Companies, the Badges being borne in turn as the Colours are renewed.

And also in—

1st Battalion—An Imperial Crown.

2nd Battalion—The Royal Cypher with the Union Flag in the dexter canton.

3rd Battalion—The Royal Cypher with a pile wavy issuant from the dexter canton.

It has a Crimson Standard presented in 1832 by King William IV., bearing the Royal Cypher crowned, with the badges of England, Scotland, and Ireland, in the corners, each surmounted by the Imperial Crown.

It received its title in 1815 in commemoration of its having defeated the French Imperial Guards at Waterloo.

It is nicknamed “The Sand Bags,” also “Old Eyes.”

COLDSTREAM GUARDS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

Colonel Monck’s Regiment of Foot. 1650–1660 The Lord General’s Regiment of Foot. 1660–1661 The Lord General’s Regiment of Foot Guards. 1661–1670 The Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards. 1670–1817 Coldstream Guards. 1817—— Scarlet, 1650—. Green, 1650–1685. Blue, 1685—. Tanjier, 1680–1683. Walcourt, 1689. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1689–1697. Gibraltar, 1705. Barcelona, 1705–1706. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1704–1708. Oudenarde, 1708. Ghent, 1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1707–1713. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Flanders, 1742–1745. Cherbourg, 1758. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. Freehold, 1778. Guildford, 1781. America, 1776–1781. Tournay, 1793. Valenciennes, 1793. Lincelles, 1793. Cateau, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1795. Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Aboukir, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Marabout, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Copenhagen, 1807. Flushing, 1809. Douro, 1809. Talavera, 1809. Barrossa, 1811. St. Sebastian, 1813. Bayonne, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1814–15. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment is the only Infantry Regiment of the Parliamentary Army that was not disbanded at the Restoration in 1660. It was formed from Sir A. Heselrig’s and Colonel Fenwick’s Regiments of Foot.

It bore in 1669 six white balls and a red cross on a green ground; and in 1684, St. George’s Cross bordered white on a blue ground.

“The Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment,” raised in 1664, was incorporated with the Regiment in 1689.

It bears one of the ancient badges conferred by Royal Authority on each of the Companies, the Badges being borne in turn as the Colours are renewed; and “the Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

And also in—

1st Battalion—The Star of the Order of the Garter.

2nd Battalion—A Star of eight points within the Garter, with the Union Flag in the dexter canton.

It captured the Standard of the French Life Guards at Neer-Landen.

It was popularly known as “The Coldstreamers” from Colonel Monck’s celebrated march from Coldstream in January 1660 to restore King Charles II.

SCOTS GUARDS.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

The Scots Regiment of Guards. 1660–1708 3rd Foot Guards. 1708–1831 Scots Fusilier Guards. 1831–1877 The Scots Guards. 1877—— Scarlet, 1660—. White, 1660–1708. Blue, 1708—. Walcourt, 1689. Boyne, 1690. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1689–1695. Saragossa, 1710. Spain, 1709–1713. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Cherbourg, 1758. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1759–1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. Freehold, 1778. Guildford, 1781. America, 1776–1781. Valenciennes, 1793. Lincelles, 1793. Flanders, 1793–1795. Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Aboukir, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Marabout, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Copenhagen, 1807. Flushing, 1809. Douro, 1809. Talavera, 1809. Barrossa, 1811. Badajos, 1812. Burgos, 1812. Cuid=ad Rodrigo, 1812. St. Sebastian, 1813. Bayonne, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1814–15. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1854.

The Regiment was raised in Scotland.

It bears one of the ancient Badges conferred by Royal Authority on each of the companies, the Badges being borne in turn as the Colours are renewed; and “the Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

And also in

1st Battalion—The Royal Arms of Scotland, with motto “En! Ferus Hostis.”

2nd Battalion—The Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock, with motto “Unita Fortior.”

FIRST FOOT.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

Le Régiment de Douglas. 1633–1678 Colonel the Earl of Dumbarton’s Regiment of Foot. 1678–1684 The Royal Regiment. 1684–1751 1st, or the Royal Regiment. 1751–1812 1st, or the Royal Scots. 1812–1821 1st, or the Royal Regiment, 1821–1871 1st, the Royal Scots. 1871—— Scarlet, 1678—. White, 1678. Blue, 1742—. Maestricht, 1673. Tanjier, 1680–1683. Walcourt, 1689. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1689–1697. Venloo, 1702. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Wynendale, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Ghent, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Douay, 1710. Germany, 1701–1714. Fontenoy, 1745. Hulst, 1747. Flanders, 1743–1749. Louisbourg, 1758. Ticonderago, 1758. Canada, 1757–1760. Dominica, 1761. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Toulon, 1793. Corsica, 1794. Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Aboukir, 1801. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. St. Lucia, 1803. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Guadaloupe, 1810. Busaco, 1810. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Nive, 1813. Bayonne, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Niagara, 1814. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1814–1815. Nagpore, 1817. Maheid=pore, 1817. Asseerghur, 1819. Ava, 1824–1826. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Taku Forts, 1860. Pekin, 1860.

The Regiment was in the service of Sweden from 1625 to 1633, and in that of France from 1633 to 1678, except in 1661, 1667, and 1668.

Tradition asserts that it was originally the Body-Guard of the Scottish Kings.

It bore, in 1633, St. Andrew’s Cross, with Thistle and Crown; and, in 1751, the distinction of the Colours of 2nd Battalion was a flaming ray of gold from the upper corner of each Colour to the centre.

It bears the Royal Cypher within the Collar of St. Andrew, and the Crown over it; also the Thistle and Crown, with the motto of the Order, “Nemo me impune lacessit.”

It captured a Colour from the Moors at the defence of Tanjier, in 1680, for which it received its title in 1684; it also captured the Duke of Monmouth’s Standard at the Battle of Sedgmoor, 1685.

It is nicknamed “Pontius Pilate’s Body Guard,” from its antiquity.

SECOND FOOT.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

The Tanjier, or Queen’s Own Regiment. 1661–1684 The Queen Dowager’s Regiment. 1684–1703 The Queen’s Royal Regiment. 1703–1715 The Princess of Wales’s Own Regiment. 1715–1727 The Queen’s Own. 1727–1751 2nd, the Queen’s Royal. 1751—— Scarlet, 1661—. Sea-Green, 1661–1768. Blue, 1768—. Tanjier, 1662–1683. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1692–1695. Tongres, 1703. Germany, 1703–1704. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1704–1708. Helder, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Vimiera, 1808. Flushing, 1809. Corunna, 1809. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Affghanistan, 1839. Ghuznee, 1839. Khelat, 1839. Cabool, 1842. Taku Forts, 1860. Pekin, 1860.

The Regiment was raised in England to garrison Tanjier, part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II.; but it was partly formed at Tanjier from the Duke of Gloucester’s, Earl of Bristol’s, Lord Newborough’s, and Colonel Green’s Regiments in the Spanish service.

It received on its formation the Badge of the “Paschal Lamb,” the crest of the House of Braganza, and Sea-green facings, that being the favourite colour of Queen Catherine.

It bears the Royal Cypher within the Garter, and Crown over it; and the “Paschal Lamb” with the mottoes “Pristinæ virtutis memor” and “Vel exuviæ triumphant”; also “the Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

It received its title and first motto in 1703 for its gallant conduct at Tongres, 1703.

It is said= to have been called “the Governor’s Regiment” at its formation.

It was nicknamed “Kirke’s Lambs,” from its Badge and Colonel from 1682 to 1691; also “the Sleepy Queen’s,” from its carelessness at Almeid=a in allowing General Brennier to escape.

THIRD FOOT.

Titles. Colour of Campaigns, Battles, &c.

Uniform. Facings.

The Holland Regiment. 1665–1689 Prince George of Denmark’s Regiment. 1689–1708 The Buffs. 1708–1751 3rd, or The Buffs. 1751–1782 3rd East Kent (the Buffs). 1782—— Scarlet, 1665—. Buff, 1665—. Walcourt, 1689. Neer-Landen, 1690. Flanders, 1689–1697. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Germany, 1703–1713. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1747. Guadaloupe, 1759. Belle Isle, 1761. America, 1781. Nimeguen, 1794. Flanders, 1794–1795. Grenada, 1796. Douro, 1809. Talavera, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Plattsburg, 1814. Punniar, 1843. Sevastopol, 1855. Taku Forts, 1860.

The Regiment had been in the service of Holland from the time of Queen Elizabeth, and so retained its title on being taken on the establishment of the British Army.

It bore in 1686 the Red Cross of St. George bordered with white on a green ground.

It received its badge of “the Dragon” for its gallant conduct on all occasions, and as indicating the origin of the Regiment in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.

It also bears the Rose and Crown.

It captured eleven guns and a Standard at the Battle of Punniar.

It was nicknamed “the Buff Howards,” from its facings and Colonel from 1737 to 1749; also “the Nut-crackers”; and “the Resurrectionists,” from its reappearing at the Battle of Albuera after being dispersed by the Polish Lancers; also “the Old Buffs” from its facings, and to distinguish it from the 31st, “the Young Buffs;” but the most ancient “Old Buffs” was the “Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment,” raised in 1664, that was incorporated into the 2nd or Coldstream Guards in 1689.

FOURTH FOOT.

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The Second Tanjier Regiment. 1680–1684 H. R. H. the Duchess of York and Albany’s Regiment. 1684–1685 The Queen’s Regiment. 1685–1688 The Queen Consort’s Regiment. 1688–1702 The Queen’s Marines. 1702–1715 The King’s Own. 1715–1751 4th, or The King’s Own. 1751–1867 4th, The King’s Own Royal. 1867—— Scarlet, 1680—. Yellow, 1680–1688. Blue, 1688—. Boyne, 1690. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1692–1695. Gibraltar, 1705. Barcelona, 1705. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1704–1709. Minorca, 1708. Minorca, 1756. Guadaloupe, 1759. Dominica, 1761. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Lexington, 1775. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. Germantown, 1777. America, 1775–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Copenhagen, 1807. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Nive, 1813. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Bladensburg, 1814. New Orleans, 1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Indian Mutiny, 1858. Abyssinia, 1868.

The Regiment was raised for the defence of Tanjier, partly in London and partly in Plymouth.

It received its badge of “the Lion of England” from King William III.

It bore R. H. R. the Duchess of York and Albany’s Cypher from 1684 to 1688, and perhaps later.

It bears “the Royal Cypher within the Garter.”

It was nicknamed “Barrell’s Blues” from its facings and Colonel’s name from 1734 to 1739; also “the Lions” from its ancient badge.

FIFTH FOOT.

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(It was in the service of the Prince of Orange.) 1674–1688 Colonel Edward Lloyd’s Regiment of Foot. 1688–1694 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1694–1751 5th Foot. 1751–1782 5th Northumberland 1782–1836 5th Northumberland Fuziliers. 1836—— Scarlet, 1688—. Yellow, 1688. Green, since 1742—. Boyne, 1690. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1692–1697. Caya, 1709. Spain, 1707–1713. Gibraltar, 1727. Cherbourg, 1758. Corbach, 1760. Warbourg, 1760. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1763. Lexington, 1775. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. Brunx, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. America, 1775–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Buenos Ayres, 1806. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Busaco, 1810. El-Bodon, 1811. Ciudad Rodrigo, 1812. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Plattsburg, 1814. Lucknow, 1857. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment is one of those that came from Holland with King William III., it had previously been known as “the Irish Regiment.”

It bears “St. George and the Dragon” (the ancient badge of the Regiment), “the Rose and Crown,” “the King’s Crest,” and the motto “Quo fata vocant.”

It is not known when the facings were changed to Green. The peculiar shade now worn is said= to have been first adopted in consequence of the colour fading.

It was permitted to wear Fuzileer caps in commemoration of its defeating a French Division of Grenadiers at the battle of Wilhelmstahl, 1762; and also a white plume in the cap for its gallantry at St. Lucia in 1778, with the Grenadier and Light Battalions which formed “the Reserve.” These troops plucked the white feathers from the hats of the dead French, and decorated their own with them. The 5th is the only Regiment that has retained the distinction by now wearing a red and white pompon.

It received its title in 1782 in compliment to its Colonel, Earl Percy.

It was nicknamed in 1764 “the Shiners” from its clean and smart appearance; and in the Peninsula “the Old Bold Fifth,” “the Fighting Fifth,” and “Lord Wellington’s Body-Guard,” from being at Head-quarters in 1811.

SIXTH FOOT.

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(It was in the service of the Prince of Orange.) 1673–1688 Colonel Sir Henry Bellasis’s Regiment of Foot. 1688–1689 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1689–1751 6th Foot. 1751–1782 6th First Warwickshire. 1782–1832 6th Royal First Warwickshire. 1832—— Scarlet, 1688—. Yellow, 1673–1832. Blue, 1832—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Steenkirk, 1692. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1692–1696. Barcelona, 1705. Almanza, 1707. Saragossa, 1710. Spain, 1705–1713. Minorca, 1708. Carthagena, 1741. Martinique, 1794. St. Lucia, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Vittoria, 1813. Maya, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Niagara, 1813. Cape of Good Hope, 1846–1853. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment is one of those that came from Holland with King William III.; it was then known as “the Old Holland Regiment.”

It bears “the Antelope” which is said= to have been granted for the capture of a Colour of “the Royal African Regiment” at Saragossa, which bore that badge; also “the Rose and Crown.” It is said= to have once borne the motto “Vi et armis.”

Its MS. Records say its facings were once of a peculiar colour, Orange with a shade of Dutch Pink, this was before 1742.

It was nicknamed “Guise’s Geese,” from its Colonel’s name from 1735 to 1763; also “the Warwickshire Lads”; and “the Saucy Sixth.”

SEVENTH FOOT.

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The Royal Fuziliers. 1685–1751 7th, The Royal Fuziliers. 1751—— Scarlet, 1685—. Yellow, 1685. Blue, in 1742— Walcourt, 1689. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1689–1696. St. Johns, 1775. America, 1775–1781. Copenhagen, 1807. Martinique, 1809. Talavera, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. New Orleans, 1814. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised chiefly in London, and two Independent Companies in the Tower of London were incorporated in it.

It received its title when raised from every man being armed with a fuzil, instead of a pike or musket.

It is not known when its facings were changed to Blue, but probably before 1700.

It bears the “White Rose within the Garter,” and “the White Horse.”

It was commonly known as “the English Fuziliers” when raised.

EIGHTH FOOT.

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The Princess Anne of Denmark’s Regiment. 1685–1702 The Queen’s Regiment. 1702–1716 The King’s Regiment. 1716–1751 8th, The King’s. 1751—— Scarlet, 1685—. Yellow, 1685–1716. Blue, 1716—. Boyne, 1690. Venloo, 1702. Liege, 1702. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Germany, 1701–1714. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Roucoux, 1746. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Corbach, 1760. Warbourg, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1763. Nimeguen, 1794. Flanders, 1794–1795. Grenada, 1796. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Copenhagen, 1807. Martinique, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Niagara, 1814. Delhi, 1857. Lucknow, 1857. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was chiefly raised in Derbyshire.

It bears “the White Horse within the Garter,” “the Royal Cypher and Crown,” with the motto “Nec aspera terrent,” which were granted by King George I. for its services against the Pretender in 1715; also “the Sphinx,” for Egypt, 1801.

It was commonly known as “the King’s Hanoverian White Horse” in the eighteenth century.

NINTH FOOT.

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Colonel Henry Cornwall’s Regiment of Foot. 1685–1688 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1688–1751 9th Foot. 1751–1782 9th East Norfolk. 1782—— Scarlet, 1685—. Blue, 1685–1751. Yellow, 1751—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Liege, 1702. Germany, 1701–1704. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1704–1708. Belle Isle, 1761. Havannah, 1762. Stillwater, 1777. America, 1777–1781. Martinique, 1794. St. Lucia, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1796. Grenada, 1796. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Busaco, 1810. Barrossa, 1811. Tarifa, 1811. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Nive, 1813. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Cabool, 1842. Moodkee, 1845. Ferozeshah, 1845. Sobraon, 1846. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was chiefly raised in the south-west of England.

It bears “the figure of Britannia,” which badge is said= to have been given by Queen Anne.

It is said= its facings once were Orange; if so, it was before 1742.

It captured the Colours of the “Second Hampshire Regiment” at Fort Anne in July 1777.

It was nicknamed “the Holy Boys,” from selling Bibles for drink in the Peninsula; also “the Fighting Ninth.”

TENTH FOOT.

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Colonel the Earl of Bath’s Regiment of Foot. 1685–1695 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1695–1751 10th Foot. 1751–1782 10th North Lincolnshire. 1782—— Blue, 1685–1696. Scarlet, 1696—. Scarlet, 1685. Yellow, 1742—. Steenkirk, 1692. Flanders, 1690–1696. Liege, 1702. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer-Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Ghent, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1701–1713. Lexington, 1775. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. Brunx, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. Freehold, 1778. America, 1775–1778. Egypt, 1801. Flushing, 1809. Ionian Islands, 1809. Peninsula, 1812–1814. Sobraon, 1846. Punjaub, 1848–1849. Mooltan, 1849. Goojerat, 1849. Lucknow, 1857. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was chiefly raised in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

It was the only Regiment of Foot dressed in Blue when raised.

It bears “The Sphinx,” for Egypt, 1801.

It is not known when its facings were changed from Scarlet.

It was nicknamed “The Springers,” as were the 62nd, during the American War.

ELEVENTH FOOT.

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Colonel the Marquis of Worcester’s Regiment of Foot. 1685–1687 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1687–1751 11th Foot. 1751–1782 11th, North Devonshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1685—. Tawny, 1685. Green, in 1742—. Boyne, 1690. Germany, 1703–1704. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1706–1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Douay, 1710. Germany, 1708–1711. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Roucoux, 1746. Flanders, 1742–1748. Corbach, 1760. Warbourg, 1760. Campen, 1760. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1763. Toulon, 1793. Corsica, 1794. Flushing, 1809. Busaco, 1810. Sabugal, 1811. Salamanca, 1812. Burgos, 1812. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814.

The Regiment was raised in Devonshire, Somerset, and Dorsetshire.

It captured the Drums of the 11th French Infantry at Flushing; and a Green Standard without an Eagle from the French at Salamanca, where it was nearly cut to pieces, and was nicknamed accordingly “The Bloody Eleventh.”

It is not known when the facings were changed to Green.

TWELFTH FOOT.

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Colonel the Duke of Norfolk’s Regiment of Foot. 1685–1686 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1686–1751 12th Foot. 1751–1782 12th East Suffolk. 1782—— Scarlet, 1685—. White, 1685. Yellow, in 1742. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Flanders, 1694–1697. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Flanders, 1742–1745. Minden, 1759. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1758–1763. Gibraltar, 1779–1783. Martinique, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Nimeguen, 1794. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1794–1795. Mallavelly, 1799. Seringapatam, 1799. India, 1798–1807. Bourbon, 1810. Mauritius, 1810. Cape of Good Hope, 1851–1853. New Zealand, 1863–1866.

The Regiment was raised in Norfolk and Suffolk.

It bears “The Castle and Key” (the arms of Gibraltar), with the motto “Montis Insignia Calpe,” for its share in the defence of Gibraltar.

It captured eight stand of Colours at the storming of Seringapatam.

It is not known when its facings were changed from White.

THIRTEENTH FOOT.

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Colonel the Earl of Huntingdon’s Regiment of Foot. 1685–1688 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1688–1751 13th Foot. 1751–1782 13th First Somersetshire. 1782–1822 13th First Somersetshire Light Infantry. 1822–1842 13th First Somersetshire, Prince Albert’s Light Infantry. 1842—— Scarlet, 1685—. Yellow, 1685–1842. Blue, 1842—. Boyne, 1690. Venloo, 1702. Liege, 1702. Flanders, 1701–1703. Gibraltar, 1704–1705. Barcelona, 1705. Caya, 1709. Spain, 1704–1711. Gibraltar, 1727. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Roucoux, 1746. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Martinique, 1809. Guadaloupe, 1810. Plattsburg, 1814. Ava, 1824–1826. Affghanistan, 1839. Ghuznee, 1839. Jellalabad, 1842. Cabool, 1842. Sevastopol, 1855. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment was chiefly raised in Buckinghamshire.

It received its Title and Badge of “A Mural Crown” in 1842 for its defence of Jellalabad, where it captured three Standards from the Affghans; it also bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

The officers and sergeants were permitted to wear the knots of their sashes on the right sid=e for its conduct at the Battle of Culloden, 1746; and it is said= that the black worm in the lace was also granted for that battle.

Twenty-seven officers and six hundred and sixty men of the Regiment were formed into a Regiment of Dragoons in 1706, which served at the Battle of Almanza 1707. It was disbanded in 1713.

FOURTEENTH FOOT.

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Colonel Sir Edward Foot. Hales’s Regiment of Foot. 1685–1688 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1688–1751 14th Foot. 1751–1782 14th Bedfordshire. 1782–1809 14th Buckinghamshire. 1809–1876 14th Buckinghamshire, Prince of Wales’s Own. 1876—— Scarlet, 1685—. Buff, 1685—. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1692–1696. Gibraltar, 1727. Flanders, 1745. America, 1775. Famars, 1793. Valenciennes, 1793. Dunkirk, 1793. Tournay, 1794. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1793–1795. St. Lucia, 1796. Corunna, 1809. Peninsula, 1808–1809. Flushing, 1809. Mauritius, 1810. Java, 1811. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Bhurtpore, 1826. India, 1807–1831. Sevastopol, 1855. New Zealand, 1860–1866.

The Regiment was raised in Kent.

It bears “The White Horse,” with the motto “Nec aspera terrent.”

It received its Crest of “The Royal Tiger” for its services in India from 1807 to 1831.

It received its Title and Badge of “The Plume of the Prince of Wales” in 1876.

It was nicknamed “The Old and Bold”; also “Calvert’s Entire” from its having three Battalions when Sir H. Calvert was Colonel from 1806 to 1826, who also exchanged its County Title with the Sixteenth Foot.

FIFTEENTH FOOT.

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Colonel Sir William Clifton’s Regiment of Foot. 1685–1686 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1686–1751 15th Foot. 1751–1782 15th Yorkshire East Rid=ing. 1782—— Scarlet, 1685—. Yellow, 1685—. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1694–1697. Liege, 1702. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1702–1712. Carthagena, 1741. Louisbourg, 1758. Quebec, 1759. Sillery, 1760. Canada, 1758–1760. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. America, 1776–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Martinique, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Martinique, 1809. Guadaloupe, 1810.

The Regiment was chiefly raised in Nottinghamshire.

SIXTEENTH FOOT.

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Colonel Archibald Douglas’s Regiment of Foot. 1688 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1688–1751 16th Foot. 1751–1782 16th Buckinghamshire. 1782–1809 16th Bedfordshire. 1809—— Scarlet, 1688—. White, 1688. Yellow, since 1742—. Walcourt, 1689. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1689–1697. Liege, 1702. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Germany, 1702–1712. Carthagena, 1741. America, 1779–1781. Surinam, 1804.

The Regiment was raised in the Southern Counties of England, it and the present 17th Foot are the only two remaining out of twelve raised in 1688.

It is not known when its facings were changed to Yellow.

It was nicknamed “The Old Bucks” from its County Title; but exchanged it in 1809 with the 14th Foot.

SEVENTEENTH FOOT.

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Colonel Solomon Richards’s Regiment of Foot. 1688–1689 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1689–1751 17th Foot. 1751–1782 17th Leicestershire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1688—. Greyish White, 1688–1790. White, 1790—. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1693–1697. Venloo, 1702. Liege, 1702. Germany, 1702–1704. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1704–1709. Louisbourg, 1758. Canada, 1757–1760. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. Freehold, 1778. America, 1775–1781. Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Hindoostan, 1804–1823. Affghanistan, 1839. Ghuznee, 1839. Khelat, 1839. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised chiefly in London and its vicinity; it and the present 16th Foot are the only two remaining out of twelve raised in 1688.

It bears “The Royal Tiger” which Badge was granted for its services in India from 1804 to 1823.

It captured a Standard at Ghuznee 1839, also at Khelat 1839.

It was nicknamed “The Bengal Tigers” from its Badge; also “The Lily-whites” from its facings.

EIGHTEENTH FOOT.

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Colonel the Earl of Granard’s Regiment of Foot. 1684–1686 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1686–1695 The Royal Regiment of Ireland. 1695–1751 18th, The Royal Irish. 1751—— Scarlet, 1684—. Blue, 1684—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1693–1697. Venloo, 1702. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer-Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1702–1712. Gibraltar, 1727. Flanders, 1745. Lexington, 1775. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. America, 1775–1776. Toulon, 1793. Corsica, 1794. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. China, 1840–1842. Rangoon, 1852. Pegu, 1852–1853. Sevastopol, 1855. New Zealand, 1863–1866.

The Regiment is the only one now in existence out of nineteen that was raised in Ireland from Independent Companies of musketeers and pikemen.

It bore the Cross of St. Patrick till 1695.

It received its Title, Badge of “The Lion of Nassau,” with the motto “Virtutis Namurcensis Præmium,” for its storming the Castle of Namur, 1695.

It also bears “The Harp and Crown,” “The Dragon” for its services in China, 1840 to 1842, and “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

NINETEENTH FOOT.

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Colonel Francis Luttrell’s Regiment of Foot. 1688–1691 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1691–1751 19th Foot. 1751–1782 19th First Yorkshire North Rid=ing. 1782–1875 19th (First Yorkshire North Rid=ing) Princess of Wales’s Own. 1875—— Scarlet, 1688—. Green, 1688—. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1692–1696. Douay, 1710. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1710–1713. Fontenoy, 1745. Roucoux, 1746. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1744–1748. Belle-Isle, 1761. Nieuport, 1793. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1794–1795. Seringapatam, 1799. Mauritius, 1810. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was formed from Independent Companies of Musketeers and Pikemen in Devonshire.

It was nicknamed “The Green Howards” or “Howard’s Garbage” from its facings, and Colonel’s name from 1738 to 1748, and to distinguish it from the 3rd Foot, which was also commanded by a Colonel Howard at that time.

TWENTIETH FOOT.

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Colonel Sir Richard Peyton’s Regiment of Foot. 1688–1689 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1689–1751 20th Foot. 1751–1782 20th, East Devonshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1688—. Yellow, 1688—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Caya, 1709. Spain, 1707–1712. Gibraltar, 1727. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Flanders, 1742–1745. Cherbourg, 1758. Minden, 1759. Warbourg, 1760. Campen, 1760. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1758–1763. Stillwater, 1777. America, 1776–1781. Crabbendam, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Egypt, 1801. Maid=a, 1806. Vimiera, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Lucknow, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was raised in Devonshire.

It is said= to have borne the motto “Omnia audax,” but when is not known.

It bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

It was nicknamed “The Two Tens”; also “The Minden Boys” and “Kingsley’s Stand,” from its conduct at Minden 1759, and its Colonel’s name from 1756–1769.

TWENTY-FIRST FOOT.

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Colonel the Earl of Mar’s Fuziliers. 1678–1686 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1686–1707 The North British Fuziliers. 1707–1712 The Royal North British Fuziliers. 1712–1751 21st Royal North British Fuziliers. 1751–1877 21st Royal Scots Fuziliers. 1877—— Scarlet, 1678—. Scarlet, 1678–1712. Blue, 1712—. Walcourt, 1689. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Flanders, 1689–1697. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer-Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Douay, 1710. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1702–1712. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Belle-Isle, 1761. Stillwater, 1777. America, 1776–1781. Martinique, 1794. St. Lucia, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Ionian Islands, 1809. Scylla, 1809. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Netherlands, 1814. Bladensburg, 1814. Baltimore, 1814. New Orleans, 1815. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised in Scotland, and received its Title from being armed with fuzils instead of muskets.

It bears “The Thistle within the Circle of St. Andrew,” with the motto “Nemo me impune lacessit”; also “The King’s Cypher and Crown.”

It was commonly known when raised as “The Earl of Mar’s Grey-Breeks,” from the colour of the men’s breeches.

TWENTY-SECOND FOOT.

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Colonel the Duke of Norfolk’s Regiment of Foot. 1688 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1688–1751 22nd Foot. 1751–1782 22nd Cheshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1688—. Buff, 1688—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Gibraltar, 1727. Louisbourg, 1758. Quebec, 1759. Canada, 1757–1760. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. America, 1775–1779. St. Lucia, 1794. Deig, 1804. Bhurtpore, 1805. Mauritius, 1810. Scinde, 1843. Meeanee, 1843. Hyderabad, 1843.

The Regiment was raised at Chester.

It captured seventeen Standards at the Battle of Hyderabad, 1843.

It was nicknamed “The Two Twos”; also, in 1795, “The Red Knights,” from its being served out with red jackets, waistcoats, and breeches instead of the proper clothing.

TWENTY-THIRD FOOT.

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Colonel Lord Herbert’s Regiment of Foot. 1688–1689 (Its Colonel’s name). 1689–1714 The Prince of Wales’s Own Royal Welsh Fuziliers. 1714–1727 The Royal Welsh Fuziliers. 1727–1751 23rd Royal Welsh Fuziliers. 1751—— Scarlet, 1688—. Blue, in 1742—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1692–1697. Liege, 1702. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer-Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Douay, 1710. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1702–1712. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Minorca, 1756. Cherbourg, 1758. Minden, 1759. Warbourg, 1760. Campen, 1760. Germany, 1758–1762. Lexington, 1775. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Freehold, 1778. Camden, 1780. Guildford, 1781. America, 1775–1781. Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Aboukir, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Copenhagen, 1807. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Martinique, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Lucknow, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1857–58. Ashantee, 1874.

The Regiment was raised in Wales.

It received its Title in 1714 in honour of the Prince of Wales.

It bears “The Plume of the Prince of Wales” with “The Rising Sun” and “The Red Dragon”; also “The White Horse” with the motto “Nec aspera terrent”; also “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

Its officers wear “The Flash” which represents the ribbon of the old queue.

It is not known if its facings were always Blue.

It is nicknamed “The Nanny Goats,” and “The Royal Goats,” from its custom of having a Goat as a Regimental pet.

TWENTY-FOURTH FOOT.

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Colonel Sir Edward Dering’s Regiment of Foot. 1689 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1689–1751 24th Foot. 1751–1782 24th Warwickshire. 1782–1838 24th Second Warwickshire. 1838—— Scarlet, 1689—. Green, 1689—. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer-Hespen, 1705. Malplaquet, 1709. Germany, 1702–1710. Carthagena, 1741. Minorca, 1756. Cherbourg, 1758. Guadaloupe, 1759. Corbach, 1760. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1760–1762. Stillwater, 1777. America, 1776–1781. Egypt, 1801. Cape of Good Hope, 1806. Talavera, 1809. Fuentes d’Onor, 1811. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Punjaub, 1848–1849. Chillianwallah, 1849. Goojerat, 1849. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

It bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

It was nicknamed “Howard’s Greens,” from its facings, and its Colonel’s name from 1717 to 1737.

TWENTY-FIFTH FOOT.

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The Edinburgh Regiment of Foot. 1689–1751 25th Edinburgh Regiment. 1751–1782 25th Sussex. 1782–1805 25th, The King’s Own Borderers. 1805—— Scarlet, 1689—. Yellow, 1689–1805. Blue, 1805—. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1692–1697. Gibraltar, 1727. Fontenoy, 1745. Roucoux, 1746. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1743–1747. Cherbourg, 1758. Minden, 1759. Warbourg, 1760. Campen, 1760. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1768–1763. Gibraltar, 1782–1783. Toulon, 1794. Corsica, 1794. Helder, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Egypt, 1801. Martinique, 1809.

The Regiment was raised to defend the City of Edinburgh.

It bears “The Castle of Edinburgh,” with the motto “Nisi Dominus frustra”; also “The King’s Crest,” with motto “In veritate religionis confid=o”; also “The White Horse” with “Nec aspera terrent”; and “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

It captured two stand of Colours at the battle of Val, 1847.

It is said= its facings once were Orange, if so it was before 1742.

It is commonly known as “The K. O. Bs.”

TWENTY-SIXTH FOOT.

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Colonel The Earl of Angus’s Regiment of Foot. 1689–1692 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1692–1751 26th Foot. 1751–1786 26th Cameronians. 1786—— Scarlet, 1689—. White, 1689–1713. Yellow, 1713—. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1691–1695. Blenheim, 1704. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Ghent, 1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Douay, 1710. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1702–1713. Gibraltar, 1727. St. John’s, 1775. America, 1775–1781. Egypt, 1801. Corunna, 1809. Peninsula, 1808–1809. Flushing, 1809. Peninsula, 1811–1812. China, 1840–1842. Abyssinia, 1868.

The Regiment was formed from the Glasgow Cameronian Guard, known as “The Cameronians,” being raised from the followers of Richard Cameron, one of the preachers of the religious sect who took his name.

It was known as “The Scots” about 1762.

It bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801; and “The Dragon” for China, 1842.

TWENTY-SEVENTH FOOT.

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Colonel Zachariah Tiffin’s Regiment of Foot. 1689–1702 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1702–1751 27th Inniskilling. 1751—— Scarlet, 1689—. Buff, 1689—. Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Carthagena, 1741. Ticonderoga, 1758. Canada, 1756–1760. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Germantown, 1777. America, 1775–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Nieuport, 1793. Nimeguen, 1794. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1794–1795. Grenada, 1796. St. Lucia, 1796. Helder, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Maid=a, 1806. Scylla, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Bid=assoa, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Plattsburg, 1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Cape of Good Hope, 1834–1835. Cape of Good Hope, 1846–1847. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was formed from three Regiments of the Inniskilling forces.

It bears “a Castle with three Turrets and St. George’s Colours flying,” with the word “Inniskilling,” which badge it received for its gallant defence of the Castle of Inniskilling in 1691; also “The White Horse” with the motto “Nec aspera terrent”; also “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

It is said= its facings once were Orange, if so it was before 1742.

TWENTY-EIGHTH FOOT.

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Colonel Sir John Gibson’s Regiment of Foot. 1694–1704 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1704–1751 28th Foot. 1751–1782 28th North Gloucestershire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1694—. Yellow, since 1742. Neer-Hespen, 1705. Flanders, 1704–1705. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1705–1712. Hulst, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1747. Louisbourg, 1758. Quebec, 1759. Sillery, 1760. Canada, 1757–1760. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Brunx, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. America, 1776–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Nimeguen, 1794. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1794–1795. St. Lucia, 1796. Minorca, 1798. Aboukir, 1801. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Copenhagen, 1807. Flushing, 1809. Corunna, 1809. Barrossa, 1811. Albuera, 1811. Arroyo-dos-Molinos, 1811. Almaraj, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment is said= to have been raised in Ireland.

It bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801; and was granted the distinction of wearing the number on the back and front of the Cap for its gallant conduct at the Battle of Alexandria, 1801.

It captured a flag of the 25th French Infantry at Waterloo, 1815.

It was nicknamed “The Old Braggs” from its Colonel’s name from 1734 to 1751; and “The Slashers” from its conduct at the passage of the river Brunx 1776, and also, it is said=, from some of the officers dressing themselves as Indians, during the American War, and cutting off the ears of a magistrate who had refused quarters to the women of the Regiment during a severe winter.

TWENTY-NINTH FOOT.

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Colonel Thomas Farington’s Regiment of Foot. 1702–1712 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1712–1751 29th Foot. 1751–1782 29th Worcestershire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1702—. Yellow, 1702—. Neer-Hespen, 1705. Germany, 1704–1706. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1706–1708. America, 1776–1781. Grenada, 1796. Helder, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. Douro, 1809. Talavera, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Peninsula, 1808–1812. Ferozeshah, 1845. Sobraon, 1846. Punjaub, 1848–1849. Chillianwallah, 1849. Goojerat, 1849.

The Regiment is said= to have been raised by the City of London.

It captured a Standard from the French at Talavera, 1809.

It is allowed to bear a star on the men’s pouches for service in the field.

THIRTIETH FOOT.

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Colonel Thomas Sanderson’s Regiment of Marines. 1702–1704 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1704–1714 Colonel Charles Willis’s Regiment of Foot. 1714–1716 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1716–1751 30th Foot. 1751–1782 30th Cambrid=geshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1702—. Yellow, since 1742. Gibraltar, 1704–1705. Barcelona, 1705. Spain, 1704–1706. Cherbourg, 1758. Belle-Isle, 1761. Toulon, 1794. Corsica, 1794. Malta, 1800. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Marabout, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Peninsula, 1810–1813. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1814–1815. Asseerghur, 1819. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised as one of six Regiments of Marines.

It bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

It was nicknamed “The Triple Xs” also “The Three Tens.”

THIRTY-FIRST FOOT.

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Colonel George Villiers’s Regiment of Marines. 1702–1703 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1703–1714 Colonel Sir Harry Goring’s Regiment of Foot. 1714–1751 31st Foot. 1751–1782 31st Huntingdonshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1702—. Buff, 1702—. Gibraltar, 1704–1705. Barcelona, 1705. Spain, 1704–1706. Minorca, 1708. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Flanders, 1742–1745. America, 1776–1781. Martinique, 1794. St. Lucia, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. St. Lucia, 1796. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Rosetta, 1807. Egypt, 1807. Talavera, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Cabool, 1842. Moodkee, 1845. Ferozeshah, 1845. Aliwal, 1846. Sobraon, 1846. Sevastopol, 1855. Taku Forts, 1860.

The Regiment was raised as one of six Regiments of Marines.

It captured a Colour from the Seikhs at Ferozeshah, one at Aliwal, and two at Sobraon.

It was nicknamed “The Young Buffs” from the King mistaking it for the 3rd Buffs at the Battle of Dettingen 1743.

THIRTY-SECOND FOOT.

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Colonel Edward Fox’s Regiment of Marines. 1702–1704 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1704–1714 Colonel Jacob Borr’s Regiment of Foot. 1714–1751 32nd Foot. 1751–1782 32nd Cornwall. 1782–1858 32nd Cornwall Light Infantry. 1858—— Scarlet, 1702—. White, 1702—. Gibraltar, 1704–1705. Barcelona, 1705. Spain, 1704–1706. Flanders, 1742–1747. Copenhagen, 1807. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Salamanca, 1812. Burgos, 1812. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Punjaub, 1848–1849. Mooltan, 1849. Goojerat, 1849. Lucknow, 1857. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was raised as one of six Regiments of Marines.

It received its Title in 1858 for its brilliant defence of Lucknow in 1857.

THIRTY-THIRD FOOT.

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Colonel the Earl of Huntingdon’s Regiment of Foot. 1702–1704 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1704–1751 33rd Foot. 1751–1782 33rd First Yorkshire West Rid=ing. 1782–1853 33rd The Duke of Wellington’s. 1853—— Scarlet, 1702—. Scarlet, 1702—. Germany, 1702–1704. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1704–1708. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Roucoux, 1746. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1747. Cherbourg, 1758. Corbach, 1760. Denkern, 1761. Germany, 1760–1763. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. Freehold, 1778. Camden, 1780. Guildford, 1781. America, 1776–1781. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1794–1795. Mallavelly, 1799. Seringapatam, 1799. Mauritius, 1810. Antwerp, 1814. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1814–15. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Abyssinia, 1868.

The Regiment was raised at Halifax, Yorkshire, by some accounts; others say in the mid=land counties and in Kent.

It bears “The Crest of the late Duke of Wellington” with the motto “Virtutis fortuna comes”; and received its Title in 1853 with this badge in memory of its being the first Regiment commanded by Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington.

Its facings are described as being “lined with white” on its formation.

It was nicknamed “The Havercake Lads” from its recruiting sergeants always preceding the party with an oatcake on their swords.

THIRTY-FOURTH FOOT.

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Colonel Lord Lucas’s Regiment of Foot. 1702–1705 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1705–1751 34th Foot. 1751–1782 34th Cumberland. 1782—— Scarlet, 1702—. Yellow, 1702—. Barcelona, 1705. Spain, 1705–1707. Douay, 1710. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1709–1712. Gibraltar, 1727. Fontenoy, 1745. Flanders, 1744–1746. Minorca, 1756. Cherbourg, 1758. Havannah, 1762. Stillwater, 1777. America, 1776–1777. Guadaloupe, 1794. St. Lucia, 1796. Albuera, 1811. Arroyo-dos-Molinos, 1811. Vittoria, 1813. Maya, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Sevastopol, 1855. Lucknow, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was raised in Norfolk and Essex.

It bears “A Laurel Wreath,” and is also allowed to wear The Royal Worm in the lace of its drummer’s coats for covering the retreat of the Army after Fontenoy, 1745.

It wears a red and white pompon in imitation of the French for its capturing the 34th French Infantry at Arroyo-dos-Molinos, 1811.

THIRTY-FIFTH FOOT.

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Colonel The Earl of Donegal’s Regiment of Foot. 1701–1706 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1706–1751 35th Foot. 1751–1782 35th Dorsetshire. 1782–1804 35th Sussex. 1804–1832 35th Royal Sussex. 1832—— Scarlet, 1701—. Orange, 1701–1832. Blue, 1832—. Gibraltar, 1704–1705. Barcelona, 1705. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1704–1708. Louisbourg, 1758. Quebec, 1759. Sillery, 1760. Canada, 1757–1760. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. Brunx, 1776. America, 1775–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Martinique, 1794. St. Lucia, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Malta, 1800. Maid=a, 1806. Rosetta, 1807. Egypt, 1807. Ionian Islands, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Antwerp, 1814. Netherlands, 1814–1815. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was raised at Belfast.

It received its Title in 1804 in compliment to its Colonel, the Duke of Richmond; and its Title in 1832 on its losing its Orange facings, which it was obliged to relinquish on proceeding to Ireland.

It was at its formation commonly known as “The Belfast Regiment,” and afterwards “The Orange Lilies” from its facings and White Plume, which it took from the Royal Roussillon French Grenadiers at the battle of Quebec, 1759. It wore the White Plume till 1800.

It was also known as “The Prince of Orange’s Own Regiment,” from its receiving its facings as a special mark of favour from King William III.

THIRTY-SIXTH FOOT.

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Colonel Thomas Allnutt’s Regiment of Foot. 1701 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1701–1751 36th Foot. 1751–1782 36th Herefordshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1701—. Green, since 1742. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1704–1708. Flanders, 1744–1745. Cherbourg, 1758. Belle-Isle, 1761. Bangalore, 1791. Nundy-Droog, 1791. Seringapatam, 1792. Pondicherry, 1793. Hindoostan, 1783–1798. Buenos-Ayres, 1806. Monte-Vid=eo, 1807. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Salamanca, 1812. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814.

The Regiment was raised in Ireland.

It bears the motto “Firm,” but it is not known when or how. Tradition asserts that it commemorates its steadiness when attacked in rear by French Cavalry; it first appears officially in 1835.

It was nicknamed “The Saucy Greens,” from its facings.

THIRTY-SEVENTH FOOT.

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Colonel Thomas Meredith’s Regiment of Foot. 1702–1710 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1710–1751 37th Foot. 1751–1782 37th North Hampshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1702—. Yellow, 1702—. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer-Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Douay, 1710. Germany, 1702–1712. Dettingen, 1743. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1747. Minden, 1759. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1758–1762. Brooklyn, 1776. America, 1776–1780. Famars, 1793. Dunkirk, 1793. Tournay, 1794. Nimeguen, 1794. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1793–1795. Antwerp, 1814. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Netherlands, 1814–1815. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was raised in Ireland.

THIRTY-EIGHTH FOOT.

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Colonel Luke Lillingston’s Regiment of Foot. 1702–1708 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1708–1751 38th Foot. 1751–1782 38th First Staffordshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1702—. Yellow, 1702—. Guadaloupe, 1759. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. America, 1775–1780. Flanders, 1794–1795. Cape of Good Hope, 1806. Buenos-Ayres, 1806. Monte-Vid=eo, 1807. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Busaco, 1810. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Bid=assoa, 1813. Nive, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Bayonne, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Ava, 1824–1826. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Lucknow, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was raised in Ireland.

It was nicknamed “The Pump and Tortoise.”

THIRTY-NINTH FOOT.

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Colonel Richard Coote’s Regiment of Foot. 1702–1703 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1703–1751 39th Foot. 1751–1782 39th East Mid=dlesex. 1782–1807 39th Dorsetshire. 1807—— Scarlet, 1702—. Green, 1702—. Caya, 1709. Spain, 1707–1712. Gibraltar, 1727. Plassey, 1757. Gibraltar, 1779–1784. Martinique, 1794. St. Lucia, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Albuera, 1811. Arroyo-dos-Molinos, 1811. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Tarbes, 1814. Bayonne, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Maharajpore, 1843. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised in Ireland.

It bears the motto “Primus in Indis” in consid=eration of its being the first Regiment to serve in India (it was given originally by the Nabob of Arcot, who presented it with a Drum-Major’s cane); also “The Castle and Key” with motto “Montis Insignia Calpe,” for its share in the defence of Gibraltar, 1779–1784.

It captured four guns and two Standards at the battle of Maharajpore, 1843.

It was nicknamed “Sankey’s Horse” about 1710 from its Colonel’s name, and from being mounted on mules to expedite its march; also about 1742 “The Green Linnets,” from its pea-green facings.

FORTIETH FOOT.

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Colonel Richard Philips’s Regiment of Foot. 1717–1751 40th Foot. 1751–1782 40th, Second Somersetshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1717—. Buff, 1717—. Louisbourg, 1758. Quebec, 1759. Canada, 1757–1760. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. America, 1776–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Flanders, 1794–1795. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Aboukir, 1801. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Buenos Ayres, 1806. Monte-Vid=eo, 1807. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. Talavera, 1809. Busaco, 1810. Albuera, 1811. Badajos, 1812. Cuid=ad Rodrigo, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Candahar, 1842. Ghuznee, 1842. Cabool, 1842. Maharajpore, 1843. New Zealand, 1860–1865.

The Regiment was formed from Independent Companies raised for service in America.

It bears “The Sphinx,” for Egypt, 1801.

It captured four Standards at the battle of Maharajpore, 1843.

It was nicknamed “The Excellers,” from its number XL.

FORTY-FIRST FOOT.

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Independent Companies of Invalid=s. 1719–1751 41st Royal Invalid=s. 1751–1787 41st Foot. 1787–1831 41st, The Welsh. 1831—— Scarlet, 1719—. Blue, 1719–1787. Scarlet, 1787–1822. White, 1822—. Detroit, 1812. Queenstown, 1812. Miami, 1813. Niagara, 1813. Ava, 1824–1826. Candahar, 1842. Ghuznee, 1842. Cabool, 1842. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

It bears the “Rose and Thistle within the Garter,” also “The Royal Cypher ensigned with the Imperial Crown,” and the “Plume of the Prince of Wales” with motto “Gwell angau neu Chwilydd,” which it received with its Title in 1831.

FORTY-SECOND FOOT.

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The Highland Regiment. 1739–1751 42nd Highland. 1751–1758 42nd Royal Highland. 1758–1861 42nd Royal Highland (The Black Watch). 1861—— Scarlet, 1739—. Buff, 1739–1758. Blue, 1758—. Fontenoy 1745. Hulst, 1747. Flanders, 1743–1747. Ticonderoga, 1758. Canada, 1757–1760. Guadaloupe, 1759. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. Freehold, 1778. America, 1775–1781. Nieuport, 1793. Nimeguen, 1794. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1794–1795. St. Lucia, 1796. Minorca, 1798. Aboukir, 1801. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Corunna, 1809. Busaco, 1810. Fuentes-d’Onor, 1811. Cuid=ad-Rodrigo, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Burgos, 1812. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Alma, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Lucknow, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858. Ashantee, 1874.

The Regiment was formed from the ten Independent Companies of “The Black Watch” raised in Scotland in 1729, who were so called from their dress being composed of black, blue, and green tartan.

It received its Title in 1758 from the King as a Royal mark of distinction.

It bears “The Royal Cypher within the Garter”; and the badge and motto of the Order of The Thistle, viz., “St. Andrew” and “Nemo me impune lacessit”; also “The Sphinx,” for Egypt, 1801.

It captured the Standard of the French “Invincible Legion,” and a gun at the battle of Alexandria, 1801; and is allowed to wear the red heckle in the bonnet for its conduct at the battle of Guildermalsen, 1795.

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Colonel Thomas Fowke’s Regiment of Foot. 1741 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1741–1751 43rd Foot. 1751–1782 43rd Monmouthshire. 1782–1803 43rd Monmouthshire Light Infantry. 1803—— Scarlet, 1741—. White, 1741— Quebec, 1759. Sillery, 1760. Canada, 1759–1760. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Lexington, 1775. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. America, 1775–1782. Martinique, 1794. St. Lucia, 1794. Guadeloupe, 1794. Copenhagen, 1807. Vimiera, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Busaco, 1810. Sabugal, 1811. Fuentes d’Onor, 1811. Cuid=ad Rodrigo, 1812. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. New Orleans, 1815. Cape of Good Hope, 1850–1853. Indian Mutiny, 1858. New Zealand, 1864–1866.

The Regiment was raised chiefly in Bedfordshire.

It is nicknamed “The Light Bobs.”

FORTY-FOURTH FOOT.

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Colonel James Long’s Regiment of Foot. 1741–1743 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1743–1751 44th Foot. 1751–1782 44th East Essex. 1782—— Scarlet, 1741—. Yellow, 1741—. Ticonderoga, 1758. Louisbourg, 1758. Canada, 1755–1760. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. Freehold, 1778. America, 1775–1780. Martinique, 1794. St. Lucia, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Flanders, 1794–1795. St. Lucia, 1796. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Ionian Islands, 1809. Matagorda, 1810. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Burgos, 1812. Peninsula, 1810–1813. Bladensburg, 1814. Baltimore, 1814. New Orleans, 1814. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Antwerp, 1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1814–15. Ava, 1824–1826. Cabool, 1841–1842. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Taku Forts, 1860.

The Regiment was raised in the southern counties of England.

It bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

It captured the Eagle of the 62nd French Infantry at Salamanca.

It is nicknamed “The Two Fours” from its number; also “The Little Fighting Fours,” from its being a hard-fighting Regiment, and the men of small stature.

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Colonel Daniel Houghton’s Regiment of Foot. 1741–1745 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1745–1751 45th Foot. 1751–1782 45th Nottinghamshire. 1782–1866 45th Nottinghamshire (Sherwood Foresters). 1866—— Scarlet, 1741—. Green, 1741—. Louisbourg, 1758. Quebec, 1759. Canada, 1757–1760. Brooklyn, 1776. Brunx, 1776. America, 1775–1778. Buenos Ayres, 1806. Monte-Vid=eo, 1807. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. Talavera, 1809. Busaco, 1810. Fuentes-d’Onor, 1811. Cuid=ad Rodrigo, 1812. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Ava, 1824–1826. Cape of Good Hope, 1846–1847. Cape of Good Hope, 1852–1853. Abyssinia, 1868.

The Regiment was raised in Nottinghamshire and adjoining counties.

It captured the French flag on the citadel at the storming of Badajos, 1812.

It received its title in 1866 with reference to the traditions of the county of Nottingham, and in consid=eration of its distinguished services.

It was nicknamed “The Old Stubborns” during the Peninsula War.

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Colonel James Price’s Regiment of Foot. 1741–1743 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1743–1751 46th Foot. 1751–1782 46th South Devonshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1741—. Yellow, 1741—. Ticonderoga, 1758. Canada, 1757–1760. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. America, 1776–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Dominica, 1805. Guadaloupe, 1810. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised in the north of England.

It was allowed to wear a red plume in the hat, for the conduct of its Light Company in 1777, which with five others of different Regiments composed “The Light Battalion” which made itself so obnoxious to the Americans, that they said= they would give it no quarter; to prevent mistakes, the Light Battalion dyed their feathers red. The Regiment is the only one that has retained this distinction.

It was nicknamed “Murray’s Bucks” from its Colonel’s name 1743 to 1764; also “The Surprisers” from its surprise of General Wayne’s American Brigade in September 1777; also “The Lacedemonians” from its Colonel making it a long speech under a heavy fire about the Lacedemonians and their discipline; also it is said= to have been commonly known at one time as “The Edinburgh Regiment.”

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Colonel John Mordaunt’s Regiment of Foot. 1741–1743 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1743–1751 47th Foot. 1751–1782 47th Lancashire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1741—. White, 1741—. Louisbourg, 1758. Quebec, 1759. Sillery, 1760. Canada, 1757–1760. Lexington, 1775. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Stillwater, 1777. America, 1775–1781. Buenos Ayres, 1806. Monte-Vid=eo, 1807. Barrossa, 1811. Tarifa, 1811. Burgos, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Bayonne, 1814. Peninsula, 1810–1814. Ava, 1826. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised in Scotland, and it is said= that the “King’s Crest” was then conferred upon it.

It was commonly known at Quebec, 1759, as “Wolfe’s Own,” and it now wears a black worm in the lace as an expression of sorrow for his death.

It was nicknamed “The Cauliflowers” from its facings; also “The Lancashire Lads” from its county title.

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Colonel James Cholmondeley’s Regiment of Foot. 1741–1743 (Its Colonel’s name.) 1743–1751 48th Foot. 1751–1782 48th Northamptonshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1741—. Buff, 1741—. Fontenoy, 1745. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1744–1747. Louisbourg, 1758. Quebec, 1759. Sillery, 1760. Canada, 1755–1760. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. St. Lucia, 1796. Malta, 1800. Douro, 1809. Talavera, 1809. Busaco, 1810. Albuera, 1811. Cuid=ad Rodrigo, 1812. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised, it is said=, at Norwich.

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Colonel Edward Trelawney’s Regiment of Foot. 1743–1751 49th Foot. 1751–1782 49th Hertfordshire. 1782–1816 49th Hertfordshire (The Princess Charlotte of Wales’s). 1816—— Scarlet, 1743—. Green, 1743—. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. Brunx, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. America, 1775–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Copenhagen, 1801. Queenstown, 1812. Chrystler’s Farm, 1813. China, 1840–1842. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was formed from two Companies of one of the Regiments raised in the reign of Queen Anne, which had remained at Jamaica and of six other Companies formed in that Colony.

It bears “The Dragon” for its services in China, 1840 to 1842.

It received its Title in 1816 in commemoration of its doing duty over the Princess at Weymouth.

The Grenadier Company wore black tops to its white feathers, and the Light Company red heckles, in commemoration of their conduct in the American War, 1776.

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52nd Foot. 1755–1757 50th Foot. 1757–1782 50th West Kent. 1782–1827 50th The Duke of Clarence’s. 1827–1831 50th, The Queen’s Own. 1831—— Scarlet, 1755—. Scarlet, 1755–1767. Black, 1767–1831. Blue, 1831—. Corbach, 1760. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1759–1762. Corsica, 1794. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Copenhagen, 1807. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Almaraj, 1812. Badajos, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Maya, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Punniar, 1843. Moodkee, 1845. Ferozeshah, 1845. Aliwal, 1846. Sobraon, 1846. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. New Zealand, 1863–1866.

The Regiment was raised, it is said=, in Ireland.

The first Regiment numbered the 50th was raised in 1745 as “Shirley’s American Provincials,” made 50th in 1754, and disbanded in 1757.

It bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

It was nicknamed “The Blind Half-Hundred” from so many men suffering from ophthalmia during the Egyptian Campaign; also “The Dirty Half-Hundred” from the men in action wiping their faces with their black facings, during the Peninsula War; also known as “The Gallant Fiftieth” for its gallantry at the battle of Vimiera, 1808.

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53rd Foot. 1755–1757 51st Foot. 1757–1782 51st Second Yorkshire West Rid=ing. 1782–1809 51st Second Yorkshire West Rid=ing Light Infantry. 1809–1821 51st, Second Yorkshire West Rid=ing, The King’s Own Light Infantry. 1821—— Scarlet, 1755—. Sea-Green, 1755–1821. Blue, 1821—. Minden, 1759. Corbach, 1760. Warbourg, 1760. Germany, 1758–1762. Minorca, 1782. Corsica, 1794. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Fuentes-d’Onor, 1811. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Burgos, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1809. Do., 1811–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Pegu, 1852–1853.

The Regiment was raised in Yorkshire, and its facings were chosen by its first Colonel, who had served in the 2nd Foot.

The first Regiment numbered the 51st was raised in 1745 as “Pepperil’s American Provincials,” made 51st in 1754, and disbanded in 1757.

It was nicknamed “The Kolis” from the initials of its Title received in 1821.

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54th Foot. 1755–1757 52nd Foot. 1757–1782 52nd Oxfordshire. 1782–1803 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry. 1803—— Scarlet, 1755—. Black, 1755–1767. Buff, 1767—. Lexington, 1775. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Freehold, 1778. America, 1775–1778. Bangalore, 1791. Savendroog, 1791. Seringapatam, 1792. Pondicherry, 1793. Hindoostan, 1790–1793. Copenhagen, 1807. Vimiera, 1808. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Douro, 1809. Talavera, 1809. Busaco, 1810. Sabugal, 1811. Fuentes d’Onor, 1811. Cuid=ad Rodrigo, 1812. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Tarbes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1814–1815. Delhi, 1857. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was raised in the south of England.

It received its Title in 1803 on its second Battalion being made the 96th; which was renumbered 95th in 1816, and was disbanded in 1818.

The first Regiment numbered 52nd was raised in 1755, and is now the 50th Queen’s Own.

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55th Foot. 1755–1757 53rd Foot. 1757–1782 53rd Shropshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1755—. Scarlet, 1755—. America, 1776–1781. Famars, 1793. Nieuport, 1793. Valenciennes, 1793. Tournay, 1794. Nimeguen, 1794. Guildermalsen, 1795. Flanders, 1793–1795. St. Lucia, 1796. Talavera, 1809. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Aliwal, 1846. Sobraon, 1846. Punjaub, 1848–1849. Goojerat, 1849. Lucknow, 1857. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was raised in the south of England.

It was nicknamed “The Brickdusts” from its facings; also “The Old Five and Threepennies” from its number and the daily pay of an Ensign.

The first Regiment numbered 53rd was raised in 1755, and is now the 51st King’s Own Light Infantry.

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56th Foot. 1755–1757 54th Foot. 1757–1782 54th West Norfolk. 1782—— Scarlet, 1755—. Buff, 1755–1767. Green, 1767—. Brooklyn, 1776. America, 1776–1781. Flanders, 1794–1795. Aboukir, 1801. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Marabout, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Buenos Ayres, 1806. Monte-Vid=eo, 1807. Antwerp, 1814. Netherlands, 1814–1815. Ava, 1824–1826. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment was raised in Wiltshire and adjoining counties.

It bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801, where it captured a gun at the battle of Marabout.

The first Regiment numbered 54th was raised in 1755, and is now the 52nd Light Infantry.

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57th Foot. 1755–1757 55th Foot. 1757–1782 55th Westmoreland. 1782—— Scarlet, 1755—. Scarlet, 1755–1767. Green, 1767—. Ticonderoga, 1758. Louisbourg, 1758. Canada, 1757–1760. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. America, 1775–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Nimeguen, 1794. Martinique, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Flanders, 1794–1795. St. Lucia, 1796. Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Netherlands, 1814–1815. China, 1840–1842. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855.

The Regiment was raised in Scotland, chiefly near Stirling.

It bears “The Dragon” for China, 1840 to 1842.

It was nicknamed “The Two Fives” from its number.

The first Regiment numbered 55th was raised in 1755, and is now the 53rd Shropshire.

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58th Foot. 1755–1757 56th Foot. 1757–1782 56th West Essex. 1782—— Scarlet, 1755—. Crimson, 1755–1764. Purple, 1764—. Moro, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Gibraltar, 1779–1783. Martinique, 1794. St. Lucia, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Bourbon, 1809. Mauritius, 1810. Antwerp, 1814. Netherlands, 1814–1815. Sevastopol, 1855. Indian Mutiny, 1858.

The Regiment was raised in the north of England.

It bears “The Castle and Key” with the motto “Montis Insignia Calpe” for its share in the defence of Gibraltar.

It is said= its facings were changed in 1764, in consequence of the crimson wearing so badly; the Colonel then wished to have Blue, but this not being allowed, he took purple, the favourite colour of Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV. of France; from which it was nicknamed “The Pompadours”; and also “The Saucy Pompeys.”

The first Regiment numbered the 56th was raised 1755, and is now the 54th West Norfolk.

FIFTY-SEVENTH FOOT.

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59th Foot. 1755–1757 57th Foot. 1757–1782 57th West Mid=dlesex. 1782—— Scarlet, 1755—. Green, 1755–1767. Yellow, 1767—. Brooklyn, 1776. York Town, 1781. America, 1776–1782. Nieuport, 1793. Nimeguen, 1794. Flanders, 1793–1795. St. Lucia, 1796. Albuera, 1811. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Asseerghur, 1819. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Indian Mutiny, 1858. New Zealand, 1861–1866.

The Regiment was raised in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire.

It was nicknamed “The Die Hards” from its Colonel (Inglis) calling to the men “Die hard, my men, die hard” at the battle of Albuera, 1811, where it had thirty bullets through the King’s Colour, and only had one officer out of twenty-four, and one hundred and sixty-eight men out of five hundred and eighty-four, left standing.

The first Regiment numbered the 57th was raised in 1755, and is now the 55th Westmoreland.

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60th Foot. 1755–1757 58th Foot. 1757–1782 58th Rutlandshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1755—. White or Buff, 1755–1767. Black, 1767—. Louisbourg, 1758. Quebec, 1759. Sillery, 1760. Canada, 1758–1762. Havannah, 1762. Gibraltar, 1779–1783. Martinique, 1794. Minorca, 1798. Aboukir, 1801. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Maid=a, 1806. Scylla, 1809. Salamanca, 1812. Burgos, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Plattsburg, 1814. New Zealand, 1849–1856.

The Regiment was raised in the south-west of England.

It bears “The Castle and Key” with the motto “Montis Insignia Calpe” for its share in the defence of Gibraltar; also “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.

It was nicknamed “The Black Cuffs” from its facings; also “The Steel Backs.”

The first Regiment numbered the 58th was raised in 1755, it is now the 56th West Essex.

FIFTY-NINTH FOOT.

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61st Foot. 1755–1757 59th Foot. 1757–1782 59th Second Nottinghamshire. 1782—— Scarlet, 1755—. Purple, 1755–1785. White, in 1815—. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. America, 1775–1776. Gibraltar, 1782–1783. Corsica, 1794. Nimeguen, 1794. Flanders, 1794–1795. Cape of Good Hope, 1806. Corunna, 1809. Peninsula, 1808–1809. Mauritius, 1810. Java, 1811. Vittoria, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Nive, 1813. Peninsula, 1812–1813. Bhurtpore, 1826. China, 1857–1858.

The Regiment was raised at Nottingham.

It was nicknamed “The Lily-whites” from its facings; it is not known when they were changed to White, but it was between 1786 and 1814.

The first Regiment numbered the 59th was raised in 1755, and is now the 57th West Mid=dlesex.

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