[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 TWELFTH, OR THE EAST SUFFOLK, REGIMENT OF FOOT, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT IN 1685, AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES TO 1847. COMPILED BY RICHARD CANNON, ESQ. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS. ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES. LONDON: PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER, 30 CHARING CROSS. M DCCC XLVIII. LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES & SONS, STAMFORD STREET, FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. THE TWELFTH, OR THE EAST SUFFOLK, REGIMENT OF FOOT BEARS ON ITS REGIMENTAL COLOUR THE WORD _MINDEN_; THE WORD _GIBRALTAR_, With the _Castle and Key_ and the Motto, _Montis Insignia Calpé_; AND THE WORDS "SERINGAPATAM" AND "INDIA;" IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS DISTINGUISHED SERVICES AT THE BATTLE OF _MINDEN_ ON THE 1st AUGUST, 1759; IN THE GLORIOUS DEFENCE OF _GIBRALTAR_ FROM THE YEAR 1779 TO 1782; AT THE STORMING AND CAPTURE OF _SERINGAPATAM_ ON THE 4th MAY, 1799; and of its Gallant Conduct on many arduous Duties in INDIA from the Year 1798 to 1807. CONTENTS. Year Page 1685 Formation of the Regiment 1 1686 Station and Establishment 2 ---- Arms and Uniform 3