[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 SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR AND APPOINTMENTS THE WORD “MANGALORE,” IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GALLANT DEFENCE OF THAT FORTRESS IN 1783; ALSO, THE WORD “SERINGAPATAM,” FOR THE SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF THAT PLACE IN 1799; AND, THE WORD “WATERLOO,” IN TESTIMONY OF THE GALLANTRY OF THE SECOND BATTALION AT THAT BATTLE ON THE 18th OF JUNE, 1815. THE SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT. CONTENTS OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. Year Page INTRODUCTION 1 1780 Formation of the second battalion of the forty-second, afterwards the SEVENTY-THIRD regiment 5 1781 Embarked for India 6 1782 Campaign against Hyder Ali, and Tippoo Saib -- ---- Operations before _Paniané_ 7 ---- Defeat of Tippoo’s army 8 ---- Decease of Hyder Ali, and succession of Tippoo to the throne of Mysore -- 1783 Siege and capture of _Onore_ 9 ---- Action at the Hussanghurry Ghaut -- ---- Occupation of _Mangalore_ by the British --