[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 FORTY-SIXTH, OR THE SOUTH DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT, BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR AND APPOINTMENTS THE WORD "DOMINICA," AS A DISTINGUISHING MARK OF THE GOOD CONDUCT AND EXEMPLARY VALOUR DISPLAYED BY THE REGIMENT IN THE DEFENCE OF THE ISLAND OF DOMINICA, AGAINST A VERY SUPERIOR FRENCH FORCE, ON THE 22nd OF FEBRUARY, 1805. THE FORTY-SIXTH, OR, THE SOUTH DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT, ORIGINALLY THE FIFTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT. CONTENTS OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. Year Page 1739 Introduction 1 ---- War declared against Spain - 1741 Formation of the regiment - ---- Colonel John Price appointed to the colonelcy. - ---- Numbered the 57th regiment - 1742 Stationed at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, proceeded to Berwick, and thence to Scotland 3 1743 Appointment of Colonel Hon. Thomas Murray to the colonelcy in succession to Colonel Price, removed to the 14th foot - 1744 War declared between Great Britain and France - 1745 Battle of Fontenoy -