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The regimental records of the British Army : $b a historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honours, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, etc.Farmer, John S.

History

The regimental records of the British Army : $b a historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honours, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, etc.

Name: The regimental records of the British Army : $b a historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honours, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, etc.
Author: Farmer, John S.

Farmer, John S.

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army -- Organization; Great Britain. Army -- Registers

1702-14. Colonel Thomas Sanderson's (or its Colonel's name) Regiment
      of Marines.
  1714-51. Colonel Charles Willis's (or its Colonel's name) Regiment
      of Foot.
  1751-82. The 30th Regiment of Foot.
  1782-1881. The 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot.
  1881 (from). The East Lancashire Regiment.

=2nd Batt.=

  1741-48. The 59th Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 48th Foot.
  1755. The 59th Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 56th Foot.
  1755-57. The 61st Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 59th Foot.
  1757-82. The 59th Regiment of Foot.
  1782-1881. The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot.
  1881 (from). The East Lancashire Regiment.


PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion
concerned.

  1704-5. Gibraltar.
  1704. Malaga.
  1704-6. Spain.
  1705. Barcelona.
  1706. Alicante.
  1706. Tortosa.
  1707. Lerida.
  1708. Cagliari.
  1758. Cherbourg.
  1761. Belle Isle.
  1775-76. America.
  1775. Bunker's Hill.
  1781. Carolina.
  1782-83. Gibraltar.
  1794. Toulon.
  1794. Corsica.
  1794-95. Flanders.
  1794. Nimeguen.
  1796. St. Vincent.
  1798. Minorca.
  1800. Malta.
  1801. Mandora.
  *1801. Egypt (1).
  1801. Alexandria.
  1801. Marabout.
  *1806. Cape of Good Hope (2).
  1806-7. Madras.
  1808-9. Peninsula.
  *1809. Corunna (2).
  1810. Mauritius.
  *1811. Java (2).
  *1810-13. Peninsula (1 & 2).
  *1812. Badajos (1).
  *1812. Salamanca.
  *1813. Vittoria (2).
  *1813. St. Sebastien (2).
  *1813. Nive (2).
  1814. Bayonne.
  1814-15. Netherlands.
  1815. Quatre Bras.
  *1815. Waterloo (1).
  1815-19. Hindoostan.
  1817-19. Mahratta War.
  1819. Asseerghur.
  *1826. Bhurtpore (2).
  *1854. Alma (1).
  *1854. Inkerman (1).
  *1855. Sevastopol (1).
  1857-58. China.
  *1857. Canton (2).
  1858. Nantow.
  *1878-80. Afghanistan (2).
  *1879. Ahmed Khel (2).
  1879. Ghuznee.
  1879. Cabool.
  1880. Candahar.
  *1895. Chitral.
  1900. South Africa.

  UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Red with Yellow facings (the latter probably
  from formation, but certainly since 1742 till 1881 (?)). 2nd
  Batt., Red and Purple facings (in 1755); Scarlet and "lily"-White
  (in 1815). Now Scarlet and White facings for both Batts.

  REGIMENTAL BADGES.--"The Sphinx," for "Egypt" (1801): the honour
  was won by the 1st Batt. Also (since territorial re-organisation)
  "The Red Rose of Lancaster."

  NICKNAMES.--1st Batt., "The Triple X's," or "The Three Tens"
  (the regimental number). 2nd Batt., "The Lily-Whites" (from the
  facings).

  BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Records of The XXX Regiment._ [London:
  Clowes. 1887.]


The East Surrey Regiment,

COMPRISING

  =1st Batt.= (formerly) The 31st (The Huntingdonshire) Regiment
      of Foot.
  =2nd Batt.= (   "    ) The 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot; with
      Militia Batts.
  =3rd Batt.= The 1st Royal Surrey Militia.
  =4th Batt.= The 3rd Royal Surrey Militia.

[Illustration: THE UNITED ROSE.]

[Illustration: THE STAR AND ARMS OF GUILDFORD.]


TITLES.

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The regimental records of the British Army : $b a historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honours, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, etc.Farmer, John S.

History

The regimental records of the British Army : $b a historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honours, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, etc.

Farmer, John S.

Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army -- Organization; Great Britain. Army -- Registers

1702-14. Colonel Thomas Sanderson's (or its Colonel's name) Regiment
      of Marines.
  1714-51. Colonel Charles Willis's (or its Colonel's name) Regiment
      of Foot.
  1751-82. The 30th Regiment of Foot.
  1782-1881. The 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot.
  1881 (from). The East Lancashire Regiment.

=2nd Batt.=

  1741-48. The 59th Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 48th Foot.
  1755. The 59th Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 56th Foot.
  1755-57. The 61st Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 59th Foot.
  1757-82. The 59th Regiment of Foot.
  1782-1881. The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot.
  1881 (from). The East Lancashire Regiment.


PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion
concerned.

  1704-5. Gibraltar.
  1704. Malaga.
  1704-6. Spain.
  1705. Barcelona.
  1706. Alicante.
  1706. Tortosa.
  1707. Lerida.
  1708. Cagliari.
  1758. Cherbourg.
  1761. Belle Isle.
  1775-76. America.
  1775. Bunker's Hill.
  1781. Carolina.
  1782-83. Gibraltar.
  1794. Toulon.
  1794. Corsica.
  1794-95. Flanders.
  1794. Nimeguen.
  1796. St. Vincent.
  1798. Minorca.
  1800. Malta.
  1801. Mandora.
  *1801. Egypt (1).
  1801. Alexandria.
  1801. Marabout.
  *1806. Cape of Good Hope (2).
  1806-7. Madras.
  1808-9. Peninsula.
  *1809. Corunna (2).
  1810. Mauritius.
  *1811. Java (2).
  *1810-13. Peninsula (1 & 2).
  *1812. Badajos (1).
  *1812. Salamanca.
  *1813. Vittoria (2).
  *1813. St. Sebastien (2).
  *1813. Nive (2).
  1814. Bayonne.
  1814-15. Netherlands.
  1815. Quatre Bras.
  *1815. Waterloo (1).
  1815-19. Hindoostan.
  1817-19. Mahratta War.
  1819. Asseerghur.
  *1826. Bhurtpore (2).
  *1854. Alma (1).
  *1854. Inkerman (1).
  *1855. Sevastopol (1).
  1857-58. China.
  *1857. Canton (2).
  1858. Nantow.
  *1878-80. Afghanistan (2).
  *1879. Ahmed Khel (2).
  1879. Ghuznee.
  1879. Cabool.
  1880. Candahar.
  *1895. Chitral.
  1900. South Africa.

  UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Red with Yellow facings (the latter probably
  from formation, but certainly since 1742 till 1881 (?)). 2nd
  Batt., Red and Purple facings (in 1755); Scarlet and "lily"-White
  (in 1815). Now Scarlet and White facings for both Batts.

  REGIMENTAL BADGES.--"The Sphinx," for "Egypt" (1801): the honour
  was won by the 1st Batt. Also (since territorial re-organisation)
  "The Red Rose of Lancaster."

  NICKNAMES.--1st Batt., "The Triple X's," or "The Three Tens"
  (the regimental number). 2nd Batt., "The Lily-Whites" (from the
  facings).

  BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Records of The XXX Regiment._ [London:
  Clowes. 1887.]


The East Surrey Regiment,

COMPRISING

  =1st Batt.= (formerly) The 31st (The Huntingdonshire) Regiment
      of Foot.
  =2nd Batt.= (   "    ) The 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot; with
      Militia Batts.
  =3rd Batt.= The 1st Royal Surrey Militia.
  =4th Batt.= The 3rd Royal Surrey Militia.

[Illustration: THE UNITED ROSE.]

[Illustration: THE STAR AND ARMS OF GUILDFORD.]


TITLES.

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The regimental records of the British Army : $b a historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honours, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, etc.

The regimental records of the British Army : $b a historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honours, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, etc.

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