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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.

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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.

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

BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Record of The 31st (or
  Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot._ 1702-1850. With Services of
  the Marine Corps, 1664-1748. Illustrated. [London: Parker. 1850.]

  _Historical Record of The 70th Surrey Regiment of Foot._
  1758-1848. Illustrated. [London: Parker. 1849.]


Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry,

COMPRISING

  =1st Batt.= (formerly) The 32nd (Cornwall--Light Infantry)
      Regiment.
  =2nd Batt.= (   "    ) The 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of
      Foot; with Militia Batt.
  =3rd Batt.= The Royal Cornwall Rangers Militia.

[Illustration: THE COLLAR BADGE.]

[Illustration: THE UNITED RED AND WHITE ROSE.]

[Illustration: ORNAMENT ON HELMET PLATE.]


TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

  1702-14. Colonel Edward Fox's (or Jacob Borr's) Regiment of Marines.
  1714-51. Colonel Jacob Borr's (or successive Colonels') Regiment
      of Foot.
  1751-82. The 32nd Regiment of Foot.
  1782-1858. The 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot.
  1858-81. The 32nd (Cornwall--Light Infantry).

=2nd Batt.=

  1741-51. Colonel James Price (or successive Colonels') Regiment
      of Foot.
  1751-82. The 46th Regiment of Foot.
  1782-1881. The 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot.

        1881 (from). Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.


PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

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

  1702. Cadiz.
  1702. Vigo.
  1704-5. Gibraltar.
  1704-6. Spain.
  1705. Barcelona.
  1742-47. Flanders.
  *1743. Dettingen (1).
  1745. Fontenoy.
  1747. Val.
  1757-60. Canada.
  1758. Ticonderoga.
  1759. Niagara.
  1761. Martinique.
  1762. Havannah.
  1776-78. America.
  1776. Brooklyn.
  1777. Brandywine.
  1778. St. Lucia.
  1792. Gibraltar.
  1794. Martinique.
  1795-96. St. Vincent.
  *1805. Dominica (2).
  *1808-14. Peninsula (1).
  *1808. Roleia (1).
  *1808. Vimiera (1).
  *1809. Corunna (1).
  1809. Martinique.
  1809. Flushing.
  1810. Guadaloupe.
  1812. Badajos.
  *1812. Salamanca (1).
  1812. Burgos.
  *1813. Pyrenees (1).
  *1813. Nivelle (1).
  *1813. Nive (1).
  *1814. Orthes (1).
  1815. Quatre-Bras.
  *1815. Waterloo (1).
  1815. Netherlands.
  *1848-49. Punjaub (1).
  1848. Soorajkhoond.
  *1849. Mooltan (1).
  *1849. Goojerat (1).
  1854. Alma.
  1854. Inkerman.
  1854. Balaclava.
  *1855. Sevastopol (2).
  1857-58. Indian Mutiny.
  *1857. Lucknow (1).
  1857. Cawnpore.
  *1882. Egypt (2).
  *1882. Tel-el-Kebir (2).
  *1884-85. Nile (2).
  1900. South Africa.

  UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Scarlet with White facings (at formation as
  now). 2nd Batt., Scarlet with Yellow facings (in 1741: the latter
  now White as with all non-"Royal" regiments).

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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

BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Record of The 31st (or
  Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot._ 1702-1850. With Services of
  the Marine Corps, 1664-1748. Illustrated. [London: Parker. 1850.]

  _Historical Record of The 70th Surrey Regiment of Foot._
  1758-1848. Illustrated. [London: Parker. 1849.]


Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry,

COMPRISING

  =1st Batt.= (formerly) The 32nd (Cornwall--Light Infantry)
      Regiment.
  =2nd Batt.= (   "    ) The 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of
      Foot; with Militia Batt.
  =3rd Batt.= The Royal Cornwall Rangers Militia.

[Illustration: THE COLLAR BADGE.]

[Illustration: THE UNITED RED AND WHITE ROSE.]

[Illustration: ORNAMENT ON HELMET PLATE.]


TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

  1702-14. Colonel Edward Fox's (or Jacob Borr's) Regiment of Marines.
  1714-51. Colonel Jacob Borr's (or successive Colonels') Regiment
      of Foot.
  1751-82. The 32nd Regiment of Foot.
  1782-1858. The 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot.
  1858-81. The 32nd (Cornwall--Light Infantry).

=2nd Batt.=

  1741-51. Colonel James Price (or successive Colonels') Regiment
      of Foot.
  1751-82. The 46th Regiment of Foot.
  1782-1881. The 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot.

        1881 (from). Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.


PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

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

  1702. Cadiz.
  1702. Vigo.
  1704-5. Gibraltar.
  1704-6. Spain.
  1705. Barcelona.
  1742-47. Flanders.
  *1743. Dettingen (1).
  1745. Fontenoy.
  1747. Val.
  1757-60. Canada.
  1758. Ticonderoga.
  1759. Niagara.
  1761. Martinique.
  1762. Havannah.
  1776-78. America.
  1776. Brooklyn.
  1777. Brandywine.
  1778. St. Lucia.
  1792. Gibraltar.
  1794. Martinique.
  1795-96. St. Vincent.
  *1805. Dominica (2).
  *1808-14. Peninsula (1).
  *1808. Roleia (1).
  *1808. Vimiera (1).
  *1809. Corunna (1).
  1809. Martinique.
  1809. Flushing.
  1810. Guadaloupe.
  1812. Badajos.
  *1812. Salamanca (1).
  1812. Burgos.
  *1813. Pyrenees (1).
  *1813. Nivelle (1).
  *1813. Nive (1).
  *1814. Orthes (1).
  1815. Quatre-Bras.
  *1815. Waterloo (1).
  1815. Netherlands.
  *1848-49. Punjaub (1).
  1848. Soorajkhoond.
  *1849. Mooltan (1).
  *1849. Goojerat (1).
  1854. Alma.
  1854. Inkerman.
  1854. Balaclava.
  *1855. Sevastopol (2).
  1857-58. Indian Mutiny.
  *1857. Lucknow (1).
  1857. Cawnpore.
  *1882. Egypt (2).
  *1882. Tel-el-Kebir (2).
  *1884-85. Nile (2).
  1900. South Africa.

  UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Scarlet with White facings (at formation as
  now). 2nd Batt., Scarlet with Yellow facings (in 1741: the latter
  now White as with all non-"Royal" regiments).

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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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