The regiments of the British Army, chronologically arranged
History
The regiments of the British Army, chronologically arranged
Great Britain. Army
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The Regiment was raised for the defence of Tanjier, partly in London
and partly in Plymouth.
It received its badge of “the Lion of England” from King William III.
It bore R. H. R. the Duchess of York and Albany’s Cypher from 1684 to
1688, and perhaps later.
It bears “the Royal Cypher within the Garter.”
It was nicknamed “Barrell’s Blues” from its facings and Colonel’s name
from 1734 to 1739; also “the Lions” from its ancient badge.
FIFTH FOOT.
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| Colour of |
Titles. +--------+--------+Campaigns, Battles, &c.
|Uniform.|Facings.|
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(It was in the service of|Scarlet,|Yellow, |Boyne, 1690.
the Prince of Orange.) | 1688--.| 1688. |Namur, 1695.
1674–1688| |Green, |Flanders, 1692–1697.
Colonel Edward Lloyd’s | | since |Caya, 1709.
Regiment of Foot. | | 1742--.|Spain, 1707–1713.
1688–1694| | |Gibraltar, 1727.
(Its Colonel’s name.) | | |Cherbourg, 1758.
1694–1751| | |Corbach, 1760.
5th Foot. 1751–1782| | |Warbourg, 1760.
5th Northumberland | | |Denkern, 1761.
1782–1836| | |Wilhelmstahl, 1762.
5th Northumberland | | |Germany, 1760–1763.
Fuziliers. 1836---- | | |Lexington, 1775.
| | |Bunker’s Hill, 1775.
| | |Brooklyn, 1776.
| | |Brunx, 1776.
| | |Brandywine, 1777.
| | |Germantown, 1777.
| | |America, 1775–1778.
| | |St. Lucia, 1778.
| | |Bergen, 1799.
| | |Egmont-op-Zee, 1799.
| | |Crabbendam, 1799.
| | |Alkmaer, 1799.
| | |Buenos Ayres, 1806.
| | |Roleia, 1808.
| | |Vimiera, 1808.
| | |Corunna, 1809.
| | |Flushing, 1809.
| | |Busaco, 1810.
| | |El-Bodon, 1811.
| | |Ciudad Rodrigo, 1812.
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