[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 THIRTY-FIRST, OR, THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT; CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT IN 1702, AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES TO 1850; TO WHICH IS APPENDED, An ACCOUNT of the SERVICES of the MARINE CORPS, from 1664 to 1748; The THIRTIETH, THIRTY-FIRST, and THIRTY-SECOND Regiments having been formed in 1702 as _Marine Corps_, and retained from 1714 on the Establishment of the Army as Regiments of Regular Infantry. COMPILED BY RICHARD CANNON, ESQ. ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES LONDON: PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER, 30, CHARING CROSS. 1850. THE THIRTY-FIRST OR, THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT, BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR AND APPOINTMENTS THE WORDS “TALAVERA,” “ALBUHERA,” “VITTORIA,” “PYRENEES,” “NIVELLE,” “NIVE,” “ORTHES,” AND “PENINSULA.” IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SERVICES OF THE SECOND BATTALION DURING THE “PENINSULAR WAR,” FROM 1809 TO 1814. ALSO THE WORD “CABOOL, 1842.” FOR THE DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT OF THE REGIMENT DURING THE SECOND CAMPAIGN IN AFFGHANISTAN IN THE YEAR 1842; AND THE WORDS “MOODKEE,” “FEROZESHAH,” “ALIWAL,” AND “SOBRAON,” IN TESTIMONY OF ITS GALLANTRY IN THOSE BATTLES DURING THE CAMPAIGN ON THE BANKS OF THE SUTLEJ, FROM DECEMBER 1845, TO FEBRUARY 1846. THE