| | | 1834–1835. | | |Cape of Good Hope, | | | 1846–1847. | | |Indian Mutiny, | | | 1857–1858. --------------------------+--------+--------+----------------------- The Regiment was formed from three Regiments of the Inniskilling forces. It bears “a Castle with three Turrets and St. George’s Colours flying,” with the word “Inniskilling,” which badge it received for its gallant defence of the Castle of Inniskilling in 1691; also “The White Horse” with the motto “Nec aspera terrent”; also “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801. It is said its facings once were Orange, if so it was before 1742. TWENTY-EIGHTH FOOT. -------------------------+-----------------+----------------------- | Colour of | Titles. +--------+--------+Campaigns, Battles, &c. |Uniform.|Facings.| -------------------------+--------+--------+----------------------- Colonel Sir John Gibson’s|Scarlet,|Yellow, |Neer-Hespen, 1705. Regiment of Foot. | 1694--.| since |Flanders, 1704–1705. 1694–1704| | 1742. |Almanza, 1707. (Its Colonel’s name.) | | |Spain, 1705–1712. 1704–1751| | |Hulst, 1747. 28th Foot. 1751–1782| | |Flanders, 1742–1747. 28th North Gloucester- | | |Louisbourg, 1758. shire. 1782----| | |Quebec, 1759. | | |Sillery, 1760. | | |Canada, 1757–1760. | | |Martinique, 1762. | | |Havannah, 1762. | | |Brooklyn, 1776. | | |Brunx, 1776. | | |Brandywine, 1777. | | |Germantown, 1777. | | |America, 1776–1778. | | |St. Lucia, 1778. | | |Nimeguen, 1794. | | |Guildermalsen, 1795. | | |Flanders, 1794–1795. | | |St. Lucia, 1796. | | |Minorca, 1798. | | |Aboukir, 1801. | | |Mandora, 1801. | | |Alexandria, 1801. | | |Egypt, 1801.