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
+------------------------+-----------+-----------+
| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|King's Dragoon Guards | - | - |} | |
|3rd Dragoon Guards | 3 | 5 |} | |
|5th Dragoon Guards | 1 | - |} 93 | 156 |
|Carabiniers | 5 | 5 |} | |
|7th Dragoon Guards | 3 | 3 |} | |
| | | | | |
|Royal Dragoons | - | - |} | |
|Scots Greys | - | - |} | |
|5th Lancers | - | - |} 10 | 22 |
|Grenadier Gds. | 1 | 5 |} | |
|Royal Scots | 3 | 8 |} | |
| | | | | |
|Buffs | 3 | 9 | - | - |
|King's Liverpool | 1 | 3 | - | - |
|Lincolns | 8 | 9 | - | - |
|East Yorkshire | 5 | 13 | - | - |
|Bedfords | 4 | 12 | - | - |
|Royal Irish | 4 | 10 | 57 | 96 |
|Royal Scots Fusiliers | 5 | 12 | - | - |
|Royal Welsh Fusiliers | - | 9 | - | - |
|South Wales Borderers | 3 | 9 | 84 | - |
|Cameronians | 5 | 13 | - | - |
|Hampshire | - | 3 | - | - |
+------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Seldom has there been a victory more complete. Twenty-four
battalions surrendered _en bloc_, the total number of prisoners
aggregating upwards of 11,000, amongst them being two General
officers; 124 guns and 109 stand of colours also fell into our
hands. Ireland is now an integral portion of the British Empire,
and Irish soldiers have in all our campaigns fought with stubborn
determination on our side. So, too, the Royal Irish covered itself
with glory on this day, as it has ever done when fighting for us.
At the same time, it is worthy of note that the fiercest of our
opponents at Blenheim were the regiments of the Irish Brigade in
the pay of the King of France.
Marlborough now retraced his steps to the Low Countries, and once
more prepared to oppose the French in the field and the Dutch in
the Council. The whole of the following year was spent in futile
attempts to organize a successful series of military movements in
face of the persistent antagonism of our Dutch colleagues.
RAMILLIES, MAY 12, 1706.
A medal was struck to commemorate this victory, which is inscribed
on the colours and appointments of the following regiments:
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