| | |Peninsula, 1808–1814. | | |Antwerp, 1814. | | |New Orleans, 1814. | | |Quatre-Bras, 1815. | | |Waterloo, 1815. | | |Netherlands, 1814– | | | 1815. | | |Cape of Good Hope, | | | 1846–1853. | | |Alma, 1854. | | |Inkerman, 1854. | | |Sevastopol, 1855. | | |Lucknow, 1858. | | |Indian Mutiny, 1857– | | | 1858. | | |Ashantee, 1874. -------------------------+--------+--------+----------------------- The Regiment was raised from detachments of the 1st, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 29th, 49th, 55th, 67th, 69th, 71st, 72nd, 79th, 85th, and 92nd Regiments of Foot, and was then commonly known as “Manningham’s Sharpshooters” from its Colonel’s name, and its being armed with rifles. It bore a “Bugle Horn” before the badge of “The Maltese Cross” was adopted, which probably took place when the names of victories were first granted. It was at first surmounted with a figure of “Fame.” The Cross was surmounted by a Crown about 1830. It ranks next to the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders. It is nicknamed “The Sweeps” from its dark coloured uniform. ROYAL MARINES. -------------------------+-----------------+----------------------- | Colour of | Titles. +--------+--------+Campaigns, Battles, &c. |Uniform.|Facings.| -------------------------+--------+--------+----------------------- Marines. 1755–1802|Scarlet,| White, | In consequence of the Royal Marines. 1802----| 1755--.| 1755– |Corps representing many | | 1802. |Regiments, its services | | Blue, |are too numerous to be | |1802--. |recorded. -------------------------+--------+--------+----------------------- It bears “The Globe” with motto “Per Mare, per Terram”; also “The Crown,” “The Anchor and Laurel” for its services at Belle Isle in 1761, and “The Royal Cypher.” It received its Title in 1802, in commemoration of its services during the late war. It was nicknamed by the French at Belle Isle “The little Grenadiers” from its wearing grenadier caps; and is now known as “The Jollies.”