It was nicknamed “The Two Tens”; also “The Minden Boys” and “Kingsley’s Stand,” from its conduct at Minden 1759, and its Colonel’s name from 1756–1769. TWENTY-FIRST FOOT. -------------------------+-----------------+----------------------- | Colour of | Titles. +--------+--------+Campaigns, Battles, &c. |Uniform.|Facings.| -------------------------+--------+--------+----------------------- Colonel the Earl of Mar’s|Scarlet,|Scarlet,|Walcourt, 1689. Fuziliers. 1678–1686|1678--. | 1678– |Steenkirk, 1692. (Its Colonel’s name.) | | 1712.|Neer-Landen, 1693. 1686–1707| | Blue, |Flanders, 1689–1697. The North British | | 1712--.|Schellenberg, 1704. Fuziliers. 1707–1712| | |Blenheim, 1704. The Royal North British | | |Neer-Hespen, 1705. Fuziliers. 1712–1751| | |Ramilies, 1706. 21st Royal North British | | |Oudenarde, 1708. Fuziliers. 1751–1877| | |Lisle, 1708. 21st Royal Scots | | |Malplaquet, 1709. Fuziliers. 1877----| | |Douay, 1710. | | |Bouchain, 1711. | | |Germany, 1702–1712. | | |Dettingen, 1743. | | |Fontenoy, 1745. | | |Val, 1747. | | |Flanders, 1742–1748. | | |Belle-Isle, 1761. | | |Stillwater, 1777. | | |America, 1776–1781. | | |Martinique, 1794. | | |St. Lucia, 1794. | | |Guadaloupe, 1794. | | |Ionian Islands, 1809. | | |Scylla, 1809. | | |Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. | | |Netherlands, 1814. | | |Bladensburg, 1814. | | |Baltimore, 1814. | | |New Orleans, 1815. | | |Alma, 1854. | | |Inkerman, 1854. | | |Sevastopol, 1855. -------------------------+--------+--------+----------------------- The Regiment was raised in Scotland, and received its Title from being armed with fuzils instead of muskets.