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
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+------------------------+-----------+-----------+
| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|Scots Greys | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
|5th Lancers | - | 2 | 4 | 19 |
|Grenadier Gds. | 4 | 8 | 82 | 135 |
|Royal Scots | 5 | 25 | 115 | 302 |
|Buffs | 2 | - | 3 | 37 |
|King's Liverpool Regt. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 33 |
|Lincolns | 1 | - | 13 | 39 |
|East Yorkshire | - | 3 | 10 | 22 |
|Bedfords | 2 | 3 | 30 | 34 |
|Royal Irish | - | 4 | 12 | 36 |
|Royal Scots Fusiliers | - | 3 | - | - |
|Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 5 | 11 | 66 | 162 |
|24th S. Wales Borderers | 1 | 4 | 29 | 44 |
|26th Cameronians | - | 2 | 19 | 60 |
|37th Hampshire | 4 | 10 | 17 | 61 |
+------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Marlborough, in conjunction with the Prince Eugène of Savoy, now
pushed up to the vicinity of Munich, and there is little doubt,
had he been in possession of a sufficient artillery force, that
the capital of Bavaria would have fallen into his hands. He had
with him but thirty-five guns of the Royal Artillery, and he felt
compelled to relinquish the attempt. Falling back, he attacked
the Allies at Blenheim, where again the British troops covered
themselves with glory.
BLENHEIM, AUGUST 2, 1704.
This battle honour has been conferred on the
King's Dragoon Guards.
3rd Dragoon Guards.
5th Dragoon Guards.
Carabiniers.
7th Dragoon Guards.
5th Lancers.
Royal Scots Greys.
Royal Scots.
Grenadier Guards.
King's Liverpool Regiment.
Buffs.
East Yorkshire.
Lincolns.
Royal Irish.
Bedfords.
South Wales Borderers.
Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Hampshire.
Cameronians.
A medal to commemorate this victory was struck by order of Queen
Anne, but, unfortunately, no lists of the losses suffered by
regiments as regards the rank and file have been preserved, or, if
preserved, they have been lost sight of. We know from contemporary
journals that there were eighteen squadrons and fourteen battalions
of British troops engaged, and that the total casualties amounted
to 51 officers and 625 men killed, 147 officers and 1,381 men
wounded, the casualties amongst the officers being--
CASUALTIES AT BLENHEIM.
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