PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES'S (Royal Berkshire Regiment) The 1st Battalion (49th Foot) was raised in 1714, and had nearly eighty years West Indian and American service. On returning, the regiment was employed in subduing the mutiny in the Navy at the Nore, and then as Marines took part in the naval battle of Copenhagen. In 1803 the regiment again went to America, taking part in the operations against the United States. Active service in South Africa, China, and the Crimea added further to the good name of the regiment, the title "Royal" being bestowed for conspicuous gallantry at the action of Tofrek in the Sudan in 1885. The 2nd Battalion (66th Foot) was raised in 1755, and has an equally glorious record, being in 1814-16 reputed to be the finest and best disciplined regiment in Bengal. In the Afghan War the regiment fought at Maiwand, where their heroic stand, while suffering fearful losses, is remembered with pride in the Army. The regiment is sometimes referred to as "The Biscuit Boys" on account of their depot being at Reading. [Illustration] (_Depot_, Maidstone.) (_Record Office_, Hounslow.) The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt." "Vimiera," "Corunna," "Almaraz," "Vittoria," "Pyrenees," "Nive," "Orthes," "Peninsula," "Punniar," "Moodkee," "Ferozeshah," "Aliwal," "Sobraon," "Alma," "Inkerman," "Sevastopol," "Lucknow," "New Zealand," "Egypt, 1882," "Nile, 1884-85," "South Africa, 1900-02." Motto: _Quo Fas et Gloria ducunt_ (Where Duty and Glory lead). _Uniform_, Scarlet. _Facings_, Blue. _Head-dress_, Helmet. _Cap_, Blue, with scarlet band. _Regimental March_, "A Hundred Pipers." Allied Regiment: 1st (Canterbury) Regiment of New Zealand. The officers wear blue velvet facings, and on becoming a Royal Regiment, in 1831, it was specially authorised to adhere to the velvet for its officers' facings. THE QUEEN'S OWN (Royal West Kent Regiment) Raised in 1755, and given black facings, which were retained till the "Royal" title was bestowed in 1831. No regiment has a more honourable record of service. The brunt of the battle of Corunna fell on the 50th, whom Sir John Moore congratulated during the battle, calling out "Well done, 50th! well done!" Nicknames: "The Blind Half-Hundred," and "The Dirty Half-Hundred," from the men in action and in "_sweating_" weather wiping their faces with their black cuffs; also "The Devil's Royals." During the war in Spain, at the battle of Vimiera, 1807, the 50th completely routed the enemy, and received the title of "The Gallant Fiftieth." The 2nd Battalion (97th Foot) nicknamed "The Celestials," from its former sky-blue facings. [Illustration] (_Depot_, Pontefract.) (_Record Office_, York.) "Minden," "Corunna," "Fuentes d'Onor," "Salamanca," "Vittoria," "Pyrenees," "Nivelle," "Orthes," "Peninsula," "Waterloo," "Pegu," "Ali Masjid," "Afghanistan, 1878-80," "Burma, 1885-87," "Modder River," "South Africa, 1899-1902."