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Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848. — John Shaqi

Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.Cannon, Richard

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Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.

Name: Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.
Author: Cannon, Richard

Cannon, Richard

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 18th (Royal Irish)

[5] "Under the blessing of Divine Providence, His Majesty ascribes
the successes which have attended the exertions of his troops in
Egypt to that determined bravery which is inherent in Britons; but
His Majesty desires it may be most solemnly and forcibly impressed
on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a
strict observance of order, discipline, and military system, which
has given the full energy to the native valour of the troops, and
has enabled them proudly to assert the superiority of the national
military character, in situations uncommonly arduous, and under
circumstances of peculiar difficulty."--_General Orders in 1801._

In the General Orders issued by Lieut.-General Sir John Hope
(afterwards Lord Hopetoun), congratulating the army upon the
successful result of the Battle of Corunna, on the 16th of January,
1809, it is stated:--"On no occasion has the undaunted valour of
British troops ever been more manifest. At the termination of a
severe and harassing march, rendered necessary by the superiority
which the enemy had acquired, and which had materially impaired
the efficiency of the troops, many disadvantages were to be
encountered. These have all been surmounted by the conduct of the
troops themselves; and the enemy has been taught, that, whatever
advantages of position or of numbers he may possess, there is
inherent in the British officers and soldiers a bravery that knows
not how to yield,--that no circumstances can appal,--and that will
ensure victory, when it is to be obtained by the exertion of any
human means."

  THE EIGHTEENTH,

  OR

  THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT OF FOOT,

  BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR

  "THE HARP AND CROWN,"

  AS THE BADGES OF DISTINCTION CONNECTED WITH ITS ROYAL TITLE;

  THE ARMS OF NASSAU,

  WITH THE MOTTO

  "VIRTUTIS NAMURCENSIS PREMIUM,"

  AS A LASTING TESTIMONY OF THE GALLANTRY DISPLAYED IN THE STORMING
  AND CAPTURE OF THE CASTLE OF NAMUR IN 1695 IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS
  MAJESTY KING WILLIAM III.;

  THE WORD "EGYPT" WITH THE "SPHINX,"

  IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS DISTINGUISHED SERVICES IN THE EXPULSION OF
  THE FRENCH ARMY FROM EGYPT IN THE YEAR 1801;

  AND

  THE WORD "CHINA" WITH THE "DRAGON,"

  FOR ITS SERVICES IN THE WAR WITH CHINA FROM 1840 TO 1842.

EIGHTEENTH,

OR

THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT OF FOOT.

CONTENTS

OF THE

HISTORICAL RECORD.

  YEAR                                                       PAGE

  1684 Formation of the regiment in Ireland                     1

  ---- Arthur Earl of Granard appointed to be Colonel           2

  1685 Decease of King Charles II.                              -

  ---- Accession of King James II.                              -

  ---- Rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth                        -

  ---- Embarkation of the regiment for England                  -

  ---- Capture and execution of the Duke of Monmouth            -

  ---- Regiment re-embarked for Ireland                         -

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Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.

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