[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 port 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 hue 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 circumstance can appal,--and that will ensure victory, when it is to be obtained by the exertion of any human means.” [Illustration: THIRTY-FOURTH (THE CUMBERLAND) REGIMENT OF FOOT. (Regimental Colour.) (_To face page 101._)] THE THIRTY-FOURTH, OR THE CUMBERLAND REGIMENT OF FOOT, BEARS ON ITS REGIMENTAL COLOUR THE WORDS “ALBUHERA”--“VITTORIA”--“PYRENEES”--“NIVELLE”--“NIVE”--“ORTHES”--“PENINSULA,” TO COMMEMORATE ITS DISTINGUISHED SERVICES IN THE PENINSULA AND SOUTH OF FRANCE, FROM 1809 TO 1814. CONTENTS. Year Page 1702 Formation of the Regiment 9 ---- Names of Officers 10 1705 Forms part of the Force under the Earl of Peterborough, and embarks for Spain 11 ---- Siege of Barcelona -- 1707 Returns to England 15 1708 Proceeds to Ostend 16 ---- ---- Antwerp 17 1710 Sieges of the Fortresses of Douay, Bethune, Aire, and St. Venant 18 1711 Siege of Bouchain 19 1712 Stationed at Dunkirk -- 1713 Returns to England 20