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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.--_The 66th Berkshire Regiment._ By J. Percy Groves.
  [Reading: Beecroft. 1887]


The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment,

COMPRISING

  =1st Batt.= (formerly) The 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot.
  =2nd Batt.= (   "    ) The 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment
      of Foot; with Militia Battalions.
  =3rd Batt.= The 1st West Kent Militia.

"_Quo fas et gloria ducunt._"

[Illustration: THE ROYAL CREST OF ENGLAND.]

[Illustration: THE WHITE HORSE OF KENT.]

[Illustration: THE WHITE HORSE AND MOTTO.]

[Illustration: THE SPHINX.]


TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

  1740-48. The 58th (The 7th, or Cornwall's Marines) Regiment; disbanded.
  1748-57. The 50th (Shirley's American Provincials) Regiment of Foot;
      disbanded.
  1757-82. The 50th (raised in 1751 as the 52nd) Regiment of Foot.
  1782-1827. The 50th (West Kent) Regiment of Foot.
  1827-31. The 50th (The Duke of Clarence's) Regiment of Foot.
  1831-81. The 50th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot.

=2nd Batt.=

  1759-63. The 97th Regiment of Foot; disbanded.
  1779-83. The 97th Regiment of Foot; disbanded.
  1794-95. The 97th (Strathspey Highlanders) Regiment; disbanded, the
      flank companies going to the Black Watch.
  1798-1802. The 97th (Queen's Germans); renumbered The 96th.
  1804-18. The 98th Regiment of Foot; renumbered and disbanded as
      The 97th.
  1824-81. The 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot.

        1881 (from). The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment.


PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

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

  1759-62. Germany.
  1760. Corbach.
  1761. Belle Isle.
  1761. Kirk Denkern.
  1762. Wilhelmstahl.
  1783. Gibraltar.
  1793. Toulon.
  1794. Corsica.
  1797-99. Portugal.
  *1801. Egypt (1).
  1801. Mandora.
  1801. Alexandria.
  1807. Copenhagen.
  1808. Cadiz.
  *1808-14. Peninsula (1).
  1808. Roleia.
  *1808. Vimiera (1).
  *1809. Corunna (1).
  1809. Flushing.
  *1812. Almaraj (1).
  1812. Badajos.
  *1813. Vittoria (1).
  1813. Maya.
  *1813. Pyrenees (1).
  *1813. Nive (1).
  *1814. Orthes (1).
  1814. Plattsburg.
  *1843. Punniar (1).
  *1845. Moodkee (1).
  *1845. Ferozeshah (1).
  *1846. Aliwal (1).
  *1846. Sobraon (1).
  *1854. Alma (1).
  *1854. Inkerman (1).
  *1855. Sevastopol (1 & 2).
  1857-58. Indian Mutiny.
  *1858. Lucknow (2).
  *1863-66. New Zealand (1).
  1881. South Africa.
  *1882. Egypt (1).
  *1884-85. Nile (1).
  1900. South Africa.

  UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Scarlet with Scarlet facings (1755-67);
  Scarlet with Black facings (1767-1831); Scarlet with Blue facings
  (from 1831). 2nd Batt., Scarlet with Sky-blue facings (on
  formation in 1824).

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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.--_The 66th Berkshire Regiment._ By J. Percy Groves.
  [Reading: Beecroft. 1887]


The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment,

COMPRISING

  =1st Batt.= (formerly) The 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot.
  =2nd Batt.= (   "    ) The 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment
      of Foot; with Militia Battalions.
  =3rd Batt.= The 1st West Kent Militia.

"_Quo fas et gloria ducunt._"

[Illustration: THE ROYAL CREST OF ENGLAND.]

[Illustration: THE WHITE HORSE OF KENT.]

[Illustration: THE WHITE HORSE AND MOTTO.]

[Illustration: THE SPHINX.]


TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

  1740-48. The 58th (The 7th, or Cornwall's Marines) Regiment; disbanded.
  1748-57. The 50th (Shirley's American Provincials) Regiment of Foot;
      disbanded.
  1757-82. The 50th (raised in 1751 as the 52nd) Regiment of Foot.
  1782-1827. The 50th (West Kent) Regiment of Foot.
  1827-31. The 50th (The Duke of Clarence's) Regiment of Foot.
  1831-81. The 50th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot.

=2nd Batt.=

  1759-63. The 97th Regiment of Foot; disbanded.
  1779-83. The 97th Regiment of Foot; disbanded.
  1794-95. The 97th (Strathspey Highlanders) Regiment; disbanded, the
      flank companies going to the Black Watch.
  1798-1802. The 97th (Queen's Germans); renumbered The 96th.
  1804-18. The 98th Regiment of Foot; renumbered and disbanded as
      The 97th.
  1824-81. The 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot.

        1881 (from). The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment.


PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

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

  1759-62. Germany.
  1760. Corbach.
  1761. Belle Isle.
  1761. Kirk Denkern.
  1762. Wilhelmstahl.
  1783. Gibraltar.
  1793. Toulon.
  1794. Corsica.
  1797-99. Portugal.
  *1801. Egypt (1).
  1801. Mandora.
  1801. Alexandria.
  1807. Copenhagen.
  1808. Cadiz.
  *1808-14. Peninsula (1).
  1808. Roleia.
  *1808. Vimiera (1).
  *1809. Corunna (1).
  1809. Flushing.
  *1812. Almaraj (1).
  1812. Badajos.
  *1813. Vittoria (1).
  1813. Maya.
  *1813. Pyrenees (1).
  *1813. Nive (1).
  *1814. Orthes (1).
  1814. Plattsburg.
  *1843. Punniar (1).
  *1845. Moodkee (1).
  *1845. Ferozeshah (1).
  *1846. Aliwal (1).
  *1846. Sobraon (1).
  *1854. Alma (1).
  *1854. Inkerman (1).
  *1855. Sevastopol (1 & 2).
  1857-58. Indian Mutiny.
  *1858. Lucknow (2).
  *1863-66. New Zealand (1).
  1881. South Africa.
  *1882. Egypt (1).
  *1884-85. Nile (1).
  1900. South Africa.

  UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Scarlet with Scarlet facings (1755-67);
  Scarlet with Black facings (1767-1831); Scarlet with Blue facings
  (from 1831). 2nd Batt., Scarlet with Sky-blue facings (on
  formation in 1824).

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