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Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VIINorman, Charles Boswell

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Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VII

Name: Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VII
Author: Norman, Charles Boswell

Norman, Charles Boswell

Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army -- History

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SALAMANCA, JULY 22, 1812.

This was the first battle on a large scale ever fought by
Wellington, and its name is borne on the colours and appointments
of the

  5th Dragoon Guards.
  3rd Hussars.
  4th Hussars.
  11th Hussars.
  14th Hussars.
  16th Lancers.
  Royal Scots.
  Queen's.
  King's Own.
  Northumberland Fusiliers.
  Royal Fusiliers.
  Norfolks.
  Devons.
  Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
  South Wales Borderers.
  Inniskilling Fusiliers.
  Gloucesters.
  Worcester.
  East Lancashires.
  Cornwall Light Infantry.
  South Staffords.
  South Lancashire.
  Oxford Light Infantry.
  Essex.
  Sherwood Foresters.
  Northamptons.
  King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
  Shropshire Light Infantry.
  King's Royal Rifles.
  Durham Light Infantry.
  Highland Light Infantry.
  Cameron Highlanders.
  Royal Irish Rifles.
  Connaught Rangers.
  Rifle Brigade.


CASUALTIES AT THE BATTLE OF SALAMANCA, JULY 22, 1812.

  +----------------------------+-----------+-----------+
  |                            |_Officers._|   _Men._  |
  |       _Regiments._         +-----+-----+-----+-----+
  |                            |  K. |  W. |  K. |  W. |
  +----------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
  |General Staff               |   2 |   5 |   - |   - |
  |5th Drag. Gds.              |   - |   2 |   9 |  42 |
  |3rd Hussars                 |   1 |   - |   6 |  11 |
  |4th Hussars                 |   - |   1 |   7 |  21 |
  |12th Lancers                |   1 |   - |   2 |   2 |
  |14th Hussars                |   - |   - |   1 |   7 |
  |16th Lancers                |   - |   - |   - |   - |
  |Royal Artillery             |   - |   - |   2 |   6 |
  |Coldstream Gds.             |   - |   1 |   7 |  22 |
  |Scots Guards                |   - |   1 |   1 |  20 |
  |Royal Scots                 |   - |   8 |  23 | 131 |
  |Queen's                     |   1 |   6 |  13 |  77 |
  |K.O. Lancs.                 |   - |   1 |   2 |  40 |
  |N'umberland F.              |   - |   8 |  11 | 131 |
  |Royal Fusiliers             |   1 |  10 |  19 | 168 |
  |Norfolk                     |   - |   1 |   3 |  42 |
  |Devon                       |   1 |  15 |  44 | 281 |
  |Royal Welsh Fusiliers       |   1 |   6 |   9 |  90 |
  |27th Inniskilling Fusiliers |   - |   1 |   1 |   7 |
  |30th E. Lancs               |   - |   1 |   3 |  22 |
  |32nd Cornwall L.I.          |   2 |   9 |  15 | 111 |
  |36th Worcester              |   4 |   4 |  16 |  74 |
  |38th S. Staffs              |   2 |  14 |  23 | 155 |
  |40th S. Lancs               |   - |   5 |  12 | 115 |
  |42nd Bk. Watch              |   - |   - |   - |   3 |
  |43rd Oxford L.I.            |   - |   1 |   1 |  15 |
  |44th Essex                  |   2 |   - |   4 |  23 |
  |45th Sherwood Foresters     |   - |   5 |   5 |  45 |
  |48th N'ampton               |   - |  10 |   9 |  60 |
  |51st K.O. Yorks L.I.        |   - |   - |   - |   2 |
  |52nd Oxford L.I.

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