[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.” HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT, OR THE ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS. HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT, OR THE ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS: CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT In 1793, AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES To 1853. COMPILED BY RICHARD CANNON, ESQ., ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS. Illustrated with Plates. LONDON: PRINTED BY GEORGE E. EYRE AND WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE, PRINTERS TO THE QUEEN’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, FOR HER MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE. PUBLISHED BY PARKER, FURNIVALL, AND PARKER, MILITARY LIBRARY, 30, CHARING CROSS. 1853. THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT, OR THE ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS, BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR AND APPOINTMENTS THE PLUME OF THE PRINCE OF WALES, WITH THE MOTTO, “ICH DIEN” AND THE “HARP,” IN CONSEQUENCE OF ITS HAVING BEEN ORIGINALLY DESIGNATED THE “PRINCE OF WALES’S IRISH REGIMENT;” ALSO THE WORDS, “MONTE VIDEO,” IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GALLANTRY DISPLAYED BY THE FIRST BATTALION AT THE CAPTURE OF THAT PLACE, ON THE 3RD OF FEBRUARY, 1807; THE WORD, “TALAVERA,” IN TESTIMONY OF THE CONDUCT OF THE SECOND BATTALION IN THAT BATTLE, ON THE 27TH AND 28TH OF JULY, 1809;