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
Norman, Charles Boswell
Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army -- History
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
| DETAILS OF FORCE LANDED. | CASUALTIES. |
+-----------------------+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+
| | | |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Force Engaged._ |_Officers._| _Men._ +-----------+-----------+
| | | | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+-----------------------+-----------+--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|Naval Brigade | 8 | 200 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
|Royal Artillery | 1 | 36 | - | - | - | - |
|Royal Dublin Fusiliers | 3 | 74 | - | 1 | 1 | 9 |
+-----------------------+-----------+--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
The troops received a small solatium in the shape of prize-money,
the share of a Captain being £270, a Subaltern £120, a sergeant
£32, and a private £13.
BANDA, 1796 AND 1810.
This distinction was granted by the Governor of Madras to the
1st Madras European Regiment, and is now borne only by the Royal
Dublin Fusiliers. It commemorates the two occupations of the Island
of Banda, in the Eastern Archipelago, by a detachment of the old
Madras European Regiment, the first taking place in 1796, the
second in 1810. No medal was issued to the land forces engaged,
but on the institution of the Naval General Service Medal in
1847 the naval commanders of the _Caroline_, _Piedmontaise_, and
_Barracouta_ were awarded the naval gold medal for the capture of
the island in 1810, and distinctive bronze arm-badges, in lieu of
medals, were bestowed by the Governor of Madras on the sepoys. The
detachment of the 1st Madras European Regiment (now the 1st Royal
Dublin Fusiliers) was under the command of Captain Nixon. Their
services were cordially acknowledged by Captain Coles, of H.M.S.
_Caroline_, but the regiment does not appear to have suffered any
casualties.
ARABIA, 1809.
This distinction was granted to the York and Lancaster Regiment by
a notification in the _London Gazette_ in the month of March, 1823,
in recognition of the gallant services of the regiment during the
operations on the coast of Arabia in the years 1809 and 1821. The
old 65th Regiment, as it then was, had not been fortunate enough
to have been present at any of the well-known campaigns during
its tour of Indian service. Nevertheless, it had been engaged in
several arduous and by no means bloodless minor expeditions, in
which the soldier-like qualities of a regiment are as severely
tested as in campaigns which bring in their train greater honours
and rewards. Such were the two expeditions for the punishment of
piratical tribes on the Arabian coast.
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