The regiments of the British Army, chronologically arranged
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The regiments of the British Army, chronologically arranged
Great Britain. Army
| | |Crabbendam, 1799.
| | |Bergen, 1799.
| | |Egmont-op-Zee, 1799.
| | |Alkmaer, 1799.
| | |Aboukir, 1801.
| | |Alexandria, 1801.
| | |Marabout, 1801.
| | |Egypt, 1801.
| | |Copenhagen, 1807.
| | |Flushing, 1809.
| | |Douro, 1809.
| | |Talavera, 1809.
| | |Barrossa, 1811.
| | |St. Sebastian, 1813.
| | |Bayonne, 1814.
| | |Peninsula, 1809–1814.
| | |Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814.
| | |Quatre-Bras, 1815.
| | |Waterloo, 1815.
| | |Netherlands, 1814–15.
| | |Alma, 1854.
| | |Inkerman, 1854.
| | |Sevastopol, 1855.
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The Regiment is the only Infantry Regiment of the Parliamentary Army
that was not disbanded at the Restoration in 1660. It was formed from
Sir A. Heselrig’s and Colonel Fenwick’s Regiments of Foot.
It bore in 1669 six white balls and a red cross on a green ground; and
in 1684, St. George’s Cross bordered white on a blue ground.
“The Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment,” raised in 1664, was
incorporated with the Regiment in 1689.
It bears one of the ancient badges conferred by Royal Authority on each
of the Companies, the Badges being borne in turn as the Colours are
renewed; and “the Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.
And also in--
1st Battalion--The Star of the Order of the Garter.
2nd Battalion--A Star of eight points within the Garter, with the
Union Flag in the dexter canton.
It captured the Standard of the French Life Guards at Neer-Landen.
It was popularly known as “The Coldstreamers” from Colonel Monck’s
celebrated march from Coldstream in January 1660 to restore King
Charles II.
SCOTS GUARDS.
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