“The colours which replaced the Bergen set in 1815 passed through strange vicissitudes before Lord Archibald Campbell at last rescued them in 1888. His attention was drawn to them by a pawnbroker’s advertisement which offered them for sale as though they had been a pair of mere window curtains. Needless to say, they were at once purchased, and are now safe with the other old colours of this historic regiment at Kendal.”[16] =The Royal Sussex Regiment.=—Facings, blue. R.C.—The White Rousillon plume which it gained on the Heights of Abraham, when it overcame Montcalm’s Rousillon regiment. This latter force possessed the device of a white plume or feather, and the Royal Sussex adopted it as their badge. The honorary distinctions are: Gibraltar, 1704-05; Louisburg; Quebec, 1759; Martinique, 1762; Havannah; St. Louis, 1778; Maida; Egypt, 1882; Nile, 1884-85; Abu Klea; South Africa, 1900-02. The 5th (Cinque Ports) battalion carries colours bearing the arms of the Cinque Ports, which consist of a half lion and a ship-stern, repeated three times. =The Hampshire Regiment.=—Facings, yellow for all battalions, except the 8th (Isle of Wight) Rifles, which are black. R.C.—The Royal Tiger, superscribed “India.” This flag is shown in Fig. 30. The battle honours are: Blenheim; Ramillies; Oudenarde; Malplaquet; Dettingen; Minden; Tournay; Barrosa; Peninsula; Taku Forts; Pekin, 1860; Charasiah; Kabul, 1879; Afghanistan, 1878-80; Burma, 1885-87; South Africa, 1900-02; Paardeberg. The 7th battalion carries colours with the following devices: A Stirrup. In the first and fourth corners, a White Rose, and in the second and third, a Red Rose. =The South Staffordshire Regiment.=—Facings, white. R.C.—The Sphinx, superscribed “Egypt,” placed below the union wreath. The honorary distinctions are: Guadaloupe, 1759; Martinique, 1762; Monte Video; Roliça; Vimiera; Corunna; Busaco; Badajoz; Salamanca; Vittoria; St. Sebastian; Nive; Peninsula; Ava; Moodkee; Ferozeshah; Sobraon; Pegu; Alma; Inkerman; Sevastopol; Lucknow; Central India; South Africa, 1878-79; Egypt, 1882; Nile, 1884-85; Kirbekan; South Africa, 1900-02. =The Dorsetshire Regiment.=—Facings, grass green. R.C.—The motto, “Primus in Indus” (First in India), because it was the first regiment from the home country to be landed in India. Also, the Castle and Key, superscribed “Gibraltar, 1779-83,” and the motto, “Montis Insignia Calpe.” This flag is shown in Fig. 32. The battle honours are: Plassey; Martinique, 1794; Marabout; Albuhera; Vittoria; Pyrenees; Nivelle; Nive; Orthes; Peninsula; Ava; Maharajpore; Sevastopol; Tirah; South Africa, 1899-1902; Relief of Ladysmith.