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
is borne only on the colours of the Welsh Regiment, and
commemorates the services of the old 41st Regiment at the affair
which took place in the vicinity of Fort Detroit, on August 16,
1812, when its casualties amounted to 1 officer and 3 men killed, 1
officer and 10 men wounded.
QUEENSTOWN
records the services of the Welsh Regiment and the Berkshires in
the affair of October 26, 1813, in which their casualties were--
+---------------------------------------+
| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+---------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|41st Welsh | - | - | 2 | 18 |
|49th Berkshire | - | 2 | 8 | 30 |
+---------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
MIAMI
This, again, is an honour which was granted alone to the Welsh
Regiment as a recognition of its services in the affair of April
23, 1813, when the casualties were 11 men killed, 1 officer and 38
men wounded.
NIAGARA
is borne on the colours and appointments of the
19th Hussars.
Royal Scots.
Royal Warwick.
Welsh Regiment.
King's Liverpool Regiment.
Royal Canadians.
Royal Irish Fusiliers.
South Lancashire.
In the _London Gazette_ of July 25, 1814, the above regiments, as
well as the 103rd Regiment, were authorized to add this battle
honour to their other distinctions. In November, 1815, the 104th
Regiment were also awarded the honour.[5] The casualties at this
engagement were--
LOSSES AT NIAGARA.
+------------------------+-----------+-----------+
| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|19th Hussars | - | - | - | 2 |
|Royal Artillery | - | - | - | 15 |
|Royal Scots | 1 | 3 | 15 | 112 |
|8th King's Liverpool | - | 3 | 12 | 57 |
|41st Welsh Regiment | - | - | 3 | 34 |
|89th R. Irish Fusiliers | 2 | 11 | 27 | 177 |
|100th Royal Canadians | - | - | - | - |
|103rd Regiment | - | 1 | 6 | 46 |
|104th Regiment | - | - | 1 | 5 |
+------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
BLADENSBURG, AUGUST 24, 1814.
This honour is borne on the colours of the following regiments:
King's Own (Royal Lancaster).
Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Essex.
Shropshire Light Infantry.
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