Chapter XXVI: Appendix: III

LIST OF BADGES, MOTTOES, AND GENERAL NICKNAMES OF THE ARMY.

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NAME. | BADGE. | MOTTO. | NICKNAMES.
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1st Life Guards| The Royal Arms | | “Cheeses,” “Piccadilly
2nd Life Guards| ” | | Butchers,” “The Tin
| | | Bellies,” “Patent
| | | Safeties”
Royal Horse | ” | | “Blue Guards,” “Blues,”
Guards | | | “Oxford Blues”
1st Dragoon | Royal Cipher | | “K. D. G.’s,” “The
Guards | within Garter| | Trades Union”
2nd ” | ” | | “The Bays,” “The Rusty
| | | Buckles,”[86] “The
| | | 2nd Horse”
3rd ” | Plume of Prince| | “The Old Canaries”
| of Wales | |
| within Garter| |
| crowned. Red | |
| Dragon and | |
| Rising Sun | |
4th ” | Irish Harp | “_Quis separa- | “The Blue Horse,”
| within Garter| bit?_”[87] | “Godfrey’s Horse,”
| crowned. Harp| | “The Royal Irish”
| and Crown and| |
| Star of St. | |
| Patrick | |
5th ” | V. D. G. | “_Vestigia | “The Green Horse,”
| in Garter | nulla | “Green Dragoon
| crowned | retrorsum_” | Guards,” “Cog’s
| | | Horse”
6th ” | Crossed | | “The Carbs,”
| Carbines | | “Tichborne’s Own,”
| within a | | “9th Horse”
| Garter | |
| crowned | |
7th ” | 7. D. G. in | | “The Black Horse,” “The
| Garter | | Blacks,” “Virgin
| crowned | | Mary’s Guard,”
| | | “Strawboots”
1st Dragoons | Crest of | “_Spectamur |
| England | agendo_” |
| within Garter| |
| crowned, and | |
| Eagle | |
2nd ” | Thistle within | “_Second to | “Scots Greys,” “Old
| a Garter | None_” and | Greys,” “Grey
| crowned. | “_Nemo me | Dragoons,” “Scots
| Eagle with | impune | Regiment of White
| “Waterloo” | lacessit_” | Horses,” “Bubbly
| | | Jocks”
3rd Hussars | White Horse | “_Nec aspera | “Lord Adam Gordon’s
| within Garter| terrent_” | Life Guards,”
| crowned | | “Bland’s Dragoons”
4th ” | V. R. within | | “Paget’s Irregular
| Garter | | Horse”
| crowned | |
5th Lancers | V. R. within | “_Quis | “Royal Irish,” “The
| Garter | separabit_” | Daily Advertisers,”
| crowned. Harp| | “The Red Breasts”
| and Crown | |
6th Dragoons | Castle of | | “The Black Dragoons,”
| Inniskilling,| | “The Old
| with the S. | | Inniskillings,” “The
| George’s | | Skillingers”
| colours | |
| within Garter| |
| crowned | |
7th Hussars | V. R. within | | “Old Straws,” “Black
| Garter | | Horse,” “Young Eyes,”
| crowned | | “Strawboots,” “The
| | | Lilywhite Seventh,”
| | | “The Old Saucy
| | | Seventh”
8th ” | Harp within | “_Pristinæ | “St. George’s,” “The
| Garter | virtutis | Cross-Belts,” “The
| crowned. | memores_” | Dirty 8th,”[88] “The
| Harp crowned | | King’s”
9th Lancers | V. R. within | | “Wynne’s Dragoons,”
| Garter | | “The Delhi Spearmen,”
| crowned | | “The Queen’s”
10th Hussars | Prince of | | “Baker’s LightBobs,”
| Wales’s Plume| | “The Chainey Tenth,”
| within Garter| | “Don’t Dance
| crowned. The | | Tenth”[89]
| Prince of | |
| Wales’s | |
| Plume. The | |
| Red Dragon. | |
| The Rising | |
| Sun | |
11th ” | Sphinx in | “_Treu und | “The Cherry Pickers,”
| Garter | fest_” | “The Cherubims”
| crowned. | |
| Sphinx with | |
| “Egypt.” | |
| Prince | |
| Consort’s | |
| Crest | |
12th Lancers | Prince of | | “The Supple Twelfth”
| Wales’ Plume | |
| in Garter | |
| crowned. Red | |
| Dragon. | |
| Rising Sun. | |
| Prince of | |
| Wales’s | |
| Plume. Sphinx| |
| and “Egypt” | |
13th Hussars | V. R. in Garter| “_Viret in | “The Green Dragoons,”
| crowned | æternum_” | “The Ragged Brigade,”
| | | “The Evergreens,”
| | | “The Geraniums,”
| | | “Gardiner’s
| | | Dragoons,” “Great
| | | Runaway
| | | Prestonpans”[88]
14th ” | Royal Crest in | | “Hamilton’s Runaways,”
| Garter | | “Ramnuggur Boys,”
| crowned. | | “The Emperor’s
| Prussian | | Chamber maids”
| Eagle | |
15th ” | Royal Crest in | “_Merebimur_” | “Fighting Fifteenth,”
| Garter | | “Elliot’s Light
| crowned | | Horse”
16th Lancers | V. R. within | “_Aut cursu aut| “The Red Lancers,”
| Garter | cominus | “The Queen’s”
| crowned | armis_” |
17th Lancers | Skull and Cross| Death’s Head | “Death or Glory Boys,”
| bones within | “_or Glory_” | “Skull and Cross
| a Garter | | Bones,” “Bingham’s
| crowned | | Dandies”
18th Hussars | V. R. within | “_Pro Rege, pro| “Drogheda Light Horse”
| Garter | Lege, pro |
| crowned | Patria |
| | conamur_” |
19th ” | V. R. within | | “The Dumpies”
| Garter | |
| crowned. | |
| Elephant | |
20th Hussars | V. R. within | | “The Dumpies”
| Garter | |
| crowned | |
21st Hussars | ” | | ”
Royal Artillery| Royal Arms and | “_Ubique._” | “The Gunners”
| Supporters. | “_Quo fas et |
| A field gun | gloria |
| with rammer | ucunt_” |
Royal Engineers| Royal Arms and | ” | “The Mudlarks,” “The
| Supporters | | Sappers”
Grenadier | A grenade. | | “Sandbags,”
Guards | Also, 1st | | “Coal-heavers,” “Old
| battalion, | | Eyes,” “Bermuda
| the Crown; | | Exiles”
| 2nd | |
| battalion, | |
| Royal Cipher | |
| crowned; 3rd | |
| battalion, | |
| same as 2nd, | |
| but with a | |
| pile wavy | |
Coldstream | The Star of the| | “Nulli Secundus Club,”
Guards | Garter, for | | “Coldstreamers”
| 1st | |
| battalion; | |
| 2nd | |
| battalion, | |
| Eight-pointed| |
| Star within | |
| Garter | |
| crowned | |
Scots Guards | The Thistle. | “_En! Ferus | “The Jocks”
| Sphinx with | Hostis._” |
| “Egypt.” 1st | “_Unita |
| battalion, | Fortior_” |
| Royal Arms of| |
| Scotland | |
| crowned; 2nd | |
| battalion, | |
| Union Badge | |
| crowned | |
Royal Scots | V.R. within St.| | “Douglas’s Ecossais,”
(1st) | Andrew’s | | “Pontius Pilate’s
| Collar | | Bodyguard”
| crowned. The | |
| Star of the | |
| Thistle. The | |
| Sphinx with | |
| “Egypt” | |
The Queen’s | The Paschal | “_Pristina | “Kirke’s Lambs,” “The
(2nd) | Lamb. The | virtutis | Sleepy Queen’s,” “1st
| Royal Cipher | memor._” | Tangerines”
| within the | “_Vel exuviæ |
| Garter. The | triumphant_” |
| Sphinx with | |
| “Egypt” | |
The Buffs | Rose and Crown.| “_Veteri | “Buff Howards,” “Old
(3rd) | Dragon. | frondescit | Buffs,” “The
| White Horse | honore_” | Nutcrackers”
| of Kent | |
The King’s Own | V.R. within the| | “Resurrectionists,”
(4th) | Garter. The | | “Barrel’s Blues,”
| Lion. Rose | | “The Lions”
| and Crown | |
Northumberland | St. George and | “_Quo fata | “The Shiners,” “The Old
Fusiliers | the Dragon on| vocant_” | Bold Fifth,” “The
(5th) | a grenade. | | Fighting Fifth,”
| St. George | | “Lord Wellington’s
| and Dragon | | Bodyguard,” “The Old
| alone. Rose | | and Bold”
| and Crown | |
Royal Warwick | Bear and Ragged| | “Guise’s Geese,” “The
(6th) | Staff. | | Warwickshire Lads,”
| Antelope. | | “The Saucy Sixth”
| Rose and | |
| Crown | |
Royal Fusiliers| The united Red | “_Nec aspera | “Hanoverian White
(7th) | and White | terrent_” | Horse,” “Elegant
| Rose within | | Extracts”
| the Garter | |
| crowned.[90] | |
| White Horse | |
The King’s | White Horse | “_Nec aspera | “King’s Hanoverian
(8th) | within the | terrent_” | White Horse”
| Garter | |
| crowned. V.R.| |
| within the | |
| Garter | |
| crowned. | |
| Sphinx with | |
| “Egypt” | |
Norfolk | Britannia over | | “Holy Boys,” “Fighting
(9th) | a castle with| | Ninth,” “Norfolk
| three towers | | Howards”[91]
Lincolnshire | Sphinx and | | “The Springers,” “The
(10th) | “Egypt” | | Lincolnshire
| | | Poachers”
Devonshire | Castle of | “_Semper | “The Bloody Eleventh,”
(11th) | Exeter | fidelis_” | “One and All”
Suffolk | Castle and Key | “_Montis | “Old Dozen,” “The
(12th) | with | insignia | Minden Boys”
| “Gibraltar” | Calpe_” |
Somersetshire | Mural Crown | | “Yellow-banded
Light | with | | Robbers,”
Infantry | “Jellalabad,”| | “Bleeders,”
(13th) | over a Bugle | | “Jellalabad Heroes,”
| stringed with| | “The Illustrious
| a Sphinx and | | Garrison.” (Sergeants
| “Egypt.” The | | wear sash on left
| Sphinx and | | shoulder)
| “Egypt.” | |
West Yorkshire | Prince of | “_Nec aspera | “The Old and Bold,”
(14th) | Wales’s | terrent_” | “Calvert’s Entire,”
| Plume. White | | “The Powo’s”[91]
| Horse. Royal | |
| Tiger | |
East Yorkshire | White Rose in | | “The Snappers,” “The
(15th) | an | | Poona Guards.” (One
| eight-pointed| | of Wolfe’s Regiments)
| Star | |
Bedfordshire | The United Red | | “The Old Bucks,” “The
(16th) | and White | | Peacemakers,” “The
| Rose | | Feather Beds”[92]
Leicestershire | Royal Tiger | | “The Lilywhites,” “The
(17th) | with | | Bengal Tigers,” “The
| “Hindostan” | | Tigers,” “The Green
| | | Tigers”
Royal Irish | Harp crowned | “_Virtutis | “The Namurs”
(18th) | with | Namurcensii |
| Shamrock. The| præmium_” |
| Dragon with | |
| “China.” | |
| Sphinx with | |
| “Egypt.” The | |
| Lion of | |
| Nassau on | |
| shield | |
Yorkshire | White Rose. | | “Green Howards,”
Regiment | Princess of | | “Howard’s Garbage,”
(19th) | Wales’s | | “Howard’s Greens”
| Cipher | |
| crowned | |
Lancashire | Sphinx with | | “Two Tens,” “Minden
Fusiliers | “Egypt.” The | | Boys,” “Kingsley’s
(20th) | Rose. Sphinx,| | Stand”
| and “Egypt” | |
| laurelled on | |
| a grenade | |
Royal Scots | St. Andrew with| “_Nemo me | “Earl of Mar’s
Fusiliers | Thistle | impune | Greybreeks”
(21st) | wreath. The | lacessit_” |
| Royal Arms on| |
| a grenade. | |
| The Thistle. | |
| V.R. crowned | |
Cheshire | The united Red | | “The Two Twos,” “The
Regiment | and White | | Red Knights”
(22nd) | Rose | |
Royal Welsh | Rising Sun. Red| “_Ich Dien._” | “Nanny Goats,” “Royal
Fusiliers | Dragon. | “_Nec aspera | Goats”
(23rd) | Prince of | terrent_” |
| Wales’s Plume| |
| on grenade. | |
| White Horse. | |
| Sphinx and | |
| “Egypt” | |
South Wales | Sphinx and | | “Howard’s Greens,”
Borderers | “Egypt” | | “Bengal Tigers”
(24th) | | |
King’s Own | White Horse. | “_Nec aspera | “Leven’s Regiment,”
Scottish | Castle of | terrent._” | “The Edinburgh
Borderers | Edinburgh. | “_Nisi | Regiment,” “The
(25th) | The Royal | Dominus | Borderers,” “Sevens,”
| Crest. The | frustra._” | “The Brothers”
| Sphinx and | “_In |
| “Egypt” | veritatis |
| | religionis |
| | confido_” |
Cameronians | Sphinx and | | (2nd battalion) “The
(26th and | “Egypt,” | | Greybreeks,” “The
90th) | Dragon and | | Cameronians”
| “China,” | |
| Bugle within | |
| a Thistle | |
| wreath | |
| crowned | |
Royal | Castle of | “_Nec aspera | “The Lamps,” “The Old
Inniskilling | Inniskilling | terrent_” | Muster,”
Fusiliers | with St. | | “Inniskillings.”
(27th and | George’s | |
108th) | colours on a | |
| grenade. The | |
| Sphinx and | |
| “Egypt.” | |
| White Horse | |
Gloucestershire| Sphinx and | | “Old Braggs,” “The
(28th and | “Egypt” (worn| | Slashers” “The Right
61st) | back and | | Abouts,”[93] (2nd
| front) | | battalion)
| | | “Whitewashers”
Worcestershire | The united Red | “_Firm_” | “The Vein Openers,”
(29th and | and White | | “The Old and Bold,”
36th) | Rose | | “Star of the Line,”
| | | (2nd battalion) “The
| | | Saucy Greens”
East Lancashire| Sphinx and | | “Triple X,” “The Three
(30th and | “Egypt.” The | | Tens,” (2nd
59th) | Rose | | battalion) “The
| | | Lilywhites”
East Surrey | United Red and | | “Young Buffs,” “Glasgow
(31st and | White Rose | | Greys,” “Murray’s
70th) | | | Bucks”
Duke of | Red and White | | “The Docs,” “The
Cornwall’s | Rose. Bugle | | Surprisers,” (2nd
Light | crowned | | battalion) “The Red
Infantry | | | Feathers,” “The
(32nd and | | | Lacedemonians”
46th) | | |
West Riding | Elephant with | “_Virtutis | “Havercake Lads,” “Duke
(33rd and | “Hindostan” | fortuna | of Wellington’s Own,”
76th) | Crest of Duke| comes_” | (2nd battalion) “The
| of Wellington| | Immortals,” “The
| | | Pigs,” “The Old Seven
| | | and Sixpennies”
Border (34th | Laurel Wreath. | | (2nd battalion) “The
and 55th) | Dragon with | | Two Fives”
| “China” | |
Royal Sussex | United Red and | | Belfast Regiment, “The
(35th and | White Rose | | Orange Lilies”
107th) | | |
Hampshire | Royal Tiger in | | (2nd battalion) “Royal
(37th and | Laurel Wreath| | Tigers”
67th) | with “India” | |
South | Sphinx and | | “Pump and Tortoise,”
Staffordshire| “Egypt” | | (2nd battalion)
(38th and | | | “Staffordshire
81st) | | | Knots”
Dorsetshire | Sphinx and | “_Montis | “Lankey’s Horse,”
(39th and | “Marabout.” | Insignia | “Green Linnets,”
54th) | The Castle | Calpe._” | (2nd battalion)
| and Key | “_Primus in | “The Flamers”
| | Indis_” |
South | Sphinx and | | “Excellers,” “The
Lancashire | “Egypt.” | | Fighting Fortieth”
(40th and | Prince of | |
82nd) | Wales’s Plume| |
Welsh | Rose and | “_Gwell augau | “1st Invalids,”
(41st and | Thistle | neu | “Wardour’s Regiment,”
69th) | within the | Chwilydd_” | (2nd battalion) “Old
| Garter. | | Agamemnons,” “Ups and
| Prince of | | Downs”
| Wales’s Plume| |
Royal | V.R. within | “_Nemo me | “Black Watch.”
Highlanders | Garter. St. | impune | “_Sauvages
(42nd and | Andrew. The | lacessit_” | d’Ecosse._”
73rd) | Sphinx and | |
| “Egypt” | |
Oxfordshire | United Red and | | “Light Bobs,” “Light
Light | White Rose. | | Brigade”
Infantry | Bugle | |
(43rd and | | |
52nd) | | |
Essex Regiment | Castle and Key | “_Montis | “The Two Fours,”
(44th and | with | insignia | “Little Fighting
56th) | “Gibraltar.” | Calpe_” | Fours,” (2nd
| Sphinx and | | battalion) “The
| “Egypt” | | Pompadours,” “Saucy
| | | Pompeys”
The Sherwood | The United Red | | “Old Stubborns,”
Foresters, | and White | | “Sherwood Foresters
(Derbyshire | Rose | | “Nottingham Hosiers,”
Regiment) | | | (2nd battalion)
(45th and | | | “Sweeps”
95th) | | |
North | The Red Rose | | “Cauliflowers,”
Lancashire | | | “Lancashire Lads,”
(47th and | | | “Wolfe’s Own,” (2nd
81st) | | | battalion) “Loyal
| | | Lincoln Volunteers”
Northamptonshire| Castle and Key | “_Montis | “The Steelbacks,”
(48th and | with | insignia | “Heroes of
58th) | “Gibraltar.” | Calpe_” | Talavera”
| Sphinx and | |
| “Egypt” | |
Royal Berkshire| Dragon with | | (2nd battalion) “Green
(49th and | “China” | | Howards,” “Two Sixes”
66th) | | |
Royal West Kent| Sphinx and | “_Quo fas et | “Blind Half Hundred,”
(50th and | “Egypt” | gloria | “Dirty Half Hundred,”
97th) | | ducunt_” | “The Devil’s Royal,”
| | | “The Gallant
| | | Fiftieth,” (2nd
| | | battalion)
| | | “Celestials”
Yorkshire Light| The White Rose | “_Cede nullis_”| “The Kolis”
Infantry | | |
(51st and | | |
105th) | | |
Shropshire | The United Red | “_Aucto | “Brickdusts” “Old Five
Light | and White | splendore | and Threepennies,”
Infantry | Rose. A Bugle| resurgo_” | (2nd battalion)
(53rd and | with K. L. I.| | “Elegant Extracts”
85th) | | |
Middlesex (57th| Prince of | | “Steelbacks” “The
and 77th) | Wales’s | | Die-hards,” (2nd
| Plume. Duke | | battalion) “The
| of | | Pothooks”
| Cambridge’s | |
| Coronet and | |
| Cipher in | |
| Laurel Wreath| |
King’s Royal | Maltese Cross | “_Celer et | “Royal Americans,”
Rifle Corps | crowned, with| audax_” | “_Sanguinary_ Sweeps”
(60th--4 | Bugle and | |
battalions) | 60th in | |
| centre, with | |
| names of | |
| battles | |
Wiltshire (62nd| Duke of | | “The Springers,”
and 99th) | Edinburgh’s | | “Splashers”
| Cipher and | |
| Coronet | |
Manchester | Sphinx and | | “Bloodsuckers”
(63rd and | “Egypt” | |
96th) | | |
North | Prince of | |
Staffordshire| Wales’s | |
(64th and | Plume. Dragon| |
89th) | and “China” | |
York and | Union Rose. | |
Lancaster | Royal Tiger | |
(65th and | and “India” | |
84th) | | |
Durham Light | United Red and | | “Faithful Durhams”
Infantry | White Rose. | |
(68th and | The Bugle | |
106th) | | |
Highland Light | Elephant and | | “Glasgow Light
Infantry | “Assaye.” | | Infantry,” “The
(71st and | Bugle | | Glesca’ Keelies,”
74th) | crowned, with| | (2nd battalion) “The
| H.L.I. inside| | Assaye,” “Pig and
| | | Whistle Light
| | | Infantry”
Seaforth | Elephant and | _Cuidich’n | “The Macraes,” (2nd
Highlanders | “Assaye.” | Righ_ (”Help | battalion) “King’s
(72nd and | Late Duke of | the King,” | Men”
78th) | York’s Cipher| the motto of |
| and Coronet. | the |
| A Stag’s Head| Mackenzies) |
Gordon | Royal Tiger and| | “Strada Reale
Highlanders | “India.” | | Highlanders”
(75th and | Sphinx and | |
92nd) | “Egypt” | |
Cameron | Thistle | | “Cia mar tha’s”
Highlanders | crowned. | |
(79th) | Sphinx and | |
| “Egypt” | |
Royal Irish | Harp crowned. | “_Quis | “Fitch’s Grenadiers,”
Rifles (83rd | Sphinx and | separabit?_” | (2nd battalion)
and 86th) | “Egypt.” | | “County Downs,”
| Bugle | | “Shropshire
| | | Volunteers”
Royal Irish | Prince of | | “Old Fogs,”
Fusiliers | Wales’s | | “Faugh-a-Ballagh
(87th and | Plume. Harp | | Boys,”
89th) | crowned. | | “Eagle-takers,” (2nd
| Sphinx and | | battalion) “Blayney’s
| “Egypt.” | | Bloodhounds,” “The
| Eagle with | | Rollickers”
| Laurel wreath| |
| on grenade. | |
| Princess | |
| Victoria’s | |
| Coronet | |
Connaught Rgrs.| Elephant. | “_Quis | “Devil’s Own,” (2nd
(88th and | Sphinx and | separabit?_” | battalion) “Garvies”
94th) | “Egypt.” Harp| |
| crowned | |
Argyle and | Princess | “_Ne oblivis- | (2nd battalion)
Sutherland | Louise’s | caris_” | “The Thin Red Line,”
Highlanders | Cipher and | “_Sans peur_” | “The Rories”
(91st and | Coronet. A | |
93rd) | Boar’s Head | |
| in a Myrtle | |
| wreath. A Cat| |
| in a Broom | |
| wreath | |
Leinster | Prince of | | “Royal Canadians,” (2nd
(100th & | Wales’s Plume| | battalion) “The
109th) | in a circle | | German Legion.” “The
| crowned with | | Crusaders.” “The Wild
| Maple Leaf | | Indians.” “The
| wreath. A | | Centipedes.” “The Old
| Maple Leaf | | Hundredth.” “The
| | | Colonials.” “The
| | | Maple-leaves”[94]
Munster | Royal Tiger. | | “The Dirty Shirts”
Fusiliers | Shamrock | |
(101st & 104th)| | |
Dublin | Elephant with | “_Spectamur | “The Lambs,” (2nd
Fusiliers | “Carnatic” | agendo_” | battalion) “The Old
102nd & 103rd)| and “Mysore.”| | Toughs”
| Royal Tiger | |
| with | |
| “Plassey” and| |
| “Buxar” | |
Rifle Brigade | Bugle. Rose. | | “The Sweeps”
(4 battalions)| Maltese | |
| Cross, | |
| laurelled and| |
| crowned | |
West Indians | Broken Column | | “Buckmaster’s Light
| with Ivy | | Infantry”
Royal Marines | Globe and | “_Per mare, | (Infantry) “The Joeys,”
| Laurel. Royal| per terram_” | “The Jollies,” “The
| Cipher | | Little Grenadiers”
| crowned. | | (Artillery) “Blue
| “Gibraltar” | | Marines,” “Water
| | | Gunners”
Royal Malta | Maltese Cross | |
Artillery | within a | |
| Garter. Royal| |
| Cipher. | |
| Egypt, 1882 | |
| | |
Ordnance Store | | | “Sugarstick Brigade”
Corps | | |
Army Service | | | “London Thieving
Corps | | | Corps,” “Murdering
| | | Thieves,” “Moke
| | | Train,” “Muck
| | | Train”[95]
Army Medical | | | “Pills,” “Linseed
Department | | | Lancers,” “Poultice
| | | Whollopers”[94]
| | |
| | |
Chaplains | | |
Department | | |
| | |
Army Veterinary| | |
Department | | |
| | |
Army Pay | | |
Department | | |
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FOOTNOTES

[1] Polybius.

[2] One of the latter was exhumed some years since on the field of Hastings.

[3] _History of the Conquest of Granada._

[4] _Atlas des Batailles_, Kausler.

[5] The rates of pay, per day, at this time were:--

Knight 2s.
Esqr. and Captain 1s.
Mounted Archer 6d.
Foot Archer 3d.
Gunner 12d. 3d.
Welsh Foot 2d.

[6] Mr. Hereford B. George gives 1200 to 1600 men-at-arms and 3000 archers.

[7] _The Battles of English History_, by Hereford B. George, p. 62.

[8] The site of the first battlefield of St. Albans is situated south-east of the town, on its present immediate outskirt at “Keyfield.” It evidently was fought across the London Road, one force (the Yorkists) trying to debouch the other (the Lancastrians), to prevent its advance. The ground was undoubtedly grass land leading down to a small brook, and sparsely crossed by fences, which were probably plainer then than now. A row of poor cottages called “Key Terrace,” marks probably the centre of the fight.

That of the second battle is north of the town, on land that is still open heath more or less. It is slightly undulating clay land, dotted with thin scrub and bramble, and probably was always so, fences being even now rare. There was no well-defined “position” in either case, a common fault on such soils, and here again, a force advancing from the north drove in a force occupying the town, and based on London, and which met its antagonist for battle on the northern road.

[9] The weight of the man and his armour, trappings, etc., in 1560 amounted to twenty-five stones.

[10] _The Parliamentary Generals of the Great Civil War._ Major N. L. Walford.

[11] Walford, p. 128.

[12] Judge O’Connor Morris.

[13] Spriggs.

[14] Foot received 1s.; horse 2s. 6d. per day.

[15] Macaulay.

[16] Military Papers. State Paper Office.

[17] Lovat’s Life.

[18] In 1703, apparently, there were in England about sixteen troops of cavalry, with seven regiments of infantry, in all about seven thousand men; and in Scotland, about ten troops of cavalry, and six regiments of infantry, or about four thousand men.

[19] _Affairs of Europe from the Peace of Utrecht to 1723._ Earl Russell.

[20] _Battles of English History._ Hereford B. George.

[21] Farquhar.

[22] _Encyc. Brit._

[23] Fonblanque.

[24] The total available fighting strength of the clans was reputed to be about 40,000.

[25] Not the present 48th, which was the 49th. The above mentioned disappeared in 1748.

[26] Carlyle.

[27] Gleig.

[28] Schomberg’s _Naval Chronicles_.

[29] _Scots Magazine._

[30] Stocqueler.

[31] Stocqueler.

[32] Stocqueler.

[33] The late Sir G. Pomeroy Colley.

[34] _Childe Harold._

[35] Napier.

[36] Sir E. Hamley.

[37] Robinson.

[38] Napier.

[39] Wellington Despatches.

[40] Napier.

[41] At Inkerman, later, Captain Stanley roused the courage of his men by calling out, “Die hard! Remember Albuhera.”

[42] Southey.

[43] Napier.

[44] See p. 204.

[45] _Life of Lord Lynedoch_ by Captain A. Delavoye.

[46] Chesney.

[47] Hereford B. George.

[48] _The British Army_, Sir S. D. Scott.

[49] The South African wars will be dealt with separately.

[50] Sir E. B. Hamley.

[51] Hereford B. George.

[52] Von Moltke.

[53] Hamley.

[54] Hamley.

[55] _Decisive Battles of India_, p. 279. Malleson.

[56] _Decisive Battles in India_, p. 311. Malleson.

[57] Macfarlane.

[58] Another tradition has it that the custom arose after the battle of Culloden.

[59] General W. F. P. Napier.

[60] Sir H. Smith’s despatch.

[61] _Annual Register._

[62] _Calcutta Review._

[63] Malleson.

[64] Sir C. Napier.

[65] _British Battles by Land and Sea._ Grant.

[66] _Relief of Chitral._ Younghusband.

[67] _Macmillan’s Magazine._

[68] Correspondent, _Daily Telegraph_.

[69] _The Ashantee War_, by the _Daily News_ Special Correspondent.

[70] _From Korti to Khartum_, by Sir Charles W. Wilson.

[71] _From Korti to Khartum._

[72] An amusing card was anonymously printed after this deprivation, a copy of which appears in the Regimental Chronicle. It runs as follows:--

“In memory of Left-Arm Chevrons, 43rd Light Infantry, last surviving offspring of the late General S. PRIT DE CORPS, of the Light Division, cut off by the hand of envy at Thayetmyo, July 1881.

“Also of BADGES, _Relict of the above_, destroyed by the Great Flood at Poona, October 1886.

“_Cursed is he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark._”

[73] 1868. _N.B._--Where the old title is retained it is not added to the new title.

[74] Altered to “Royal Scots Greys” in 1877.

[75] Granted in 1876.

[76] Altered to “Scots Guards” in 1877.

[77] Granted in 1875.

[78] Granted in 1877.

[79] “Stirlingshire” granted in 1862.

[80] Granted in 1876.

[81] Second battalion authorised, and in course of formation (1897).

[82] Granted in 1873.

[83] Granted in 1872.

[84] Granted in 1876.

[85] Granted in 1874.

[86] _Nicknames and Traditions of the British Army._

[87] _British Army._ Laurence Archer.

[88] _Nicknames and Traditions of the British Army._

[89] _The Regiment._

[90] _Army List._

[91] _The Regiment._

[92] _Nicknames and Traditions_, etc.

[93] _The Regiment._

[94] _The Regiment._

[95] _Nicknames and Traditions of the Army._

INDEX

Abercrombie, 164.

Abu Klea, 391.

Abyssinia, 374.

Admiral’s Regiment, 129.

Advice to Volunteers, 166.

Afghanistan, 282, 326.

Albuhera, 193.

Aliwal, 291.

Almanza, 82.

André, 119.

Armour, 23, 35.

Arms, 4, 37, 85, 241, 239, 262, 349.

Army in Africa, 126, 354.

” in America, 107.

” of Charles II., 5, 7.

” in the Far East, 336.

” in India (1600-1825), 264.

” in India (1825-1858), 277.

” in India (1858-1896), 318.

” of the King, 55.

” in North Africa, 374.

” of the Nobles, 14.

” of the People, 15.

” in Spain, 187, 199.

” at Sea, 128.

Arroyo des Molinos, 195.

Artillery, 19, 29, 38, 396.

Assaye, 271.

Ashantee, 385.

Ashdown, 4.

Assirghur, 275.

Badajoz, 196.

Baggage trains, 49.

Baird, 269.

Balaklava, 252.

Barnet, 28.

Barrosa, 188.

Basing House, 45, 46.

Bayonet, 397.

Beginning of true strategy, 41.

Bernadotte, 267.

Bhoteas, 322.

Bhurtpore, 275.

Bladensburg, 122.

Blenheim, 76.

Blucher, 227.

Boers War, 367, 372.

Bonaparte, 143, 160.

Boston, 114.

Bowmen, 15.

Boxtel and Wellesley, 161.

Brussels Ball, 211.

Buffs, 346.

Bunker’s Hill, 114.

Burmah, 336.

Burmese stockades, 339.

Busaco, 187.

Bushire and Reshire, 296.

Candahar, 333.

Cawnpore, 302, 310.

Cetewayo, 364.

Chevalier de St. George, 75.

Chillianwallah, 293.

China, 343.

Chitral, 339.

Chivalry, 20.

Colours, 330.

Colonel Vassall, 145.

Convention of Cintra, 176.

Crawford, 186.

Crecy, 16.

Crimea, 236, 297.

Cromwell, 44, 47, 49, 51.

” in Ireland, 47.

Cromwell’s men, 52.

Delhi, 272, 305.

Dettingen, 101.

Diamond Rock, 138.

Douro, 182.

Dragoons and Dragoon Guards, 127.

Drill Books, 157, 239.

Drummer of the 43rd, 202.

Duelling and Flogging, 240.

Duke of Cumberland, 98.

” of York, 238.

Early Battalions, 36, 37.

Early Companies, 24.

Education of officers, 277.

Edward IV., 28.

Egypt, 163, 378.

El Bodon, 195.

Embers of the Civil War, 87.

Enlistment, 88.

Facings, 403.

Famars, 160.

Ferozeshah, 289.

First Afghan War, 282.

Fontenoy, 103.

Forbes Mitchell, 309.

French armies, 39, 50.

Frontier wars, 320.

Fuentes d’Onoro, 191.

General Wade, 93.

George II., 75, 102.

Gibraltar, 131.

Gneisenau and Wellington, 212.

Gujerat, 295.

Hal, 217.

Hardinge, 290.

Hastings, 6, 7.

Highland regiments, 230.

” tactics, 91.

Hodson, 307.

Infantry, 24.

Ingogo, 370.

Inkerman, 258.

Isandhlwana, 360.

Ismailia, 380.

Jowakis, 325.

Kaffir Wars, 353, 359.

Kambula, 362.

Kassassin, 381.

Knighthood, 21, 22.

Laing’s Nek, 369.

Lake, 272.

Lincelles, 160.

Lord Wolseley, 355, 363, 380, 389, 394, 401.

Lucknow, 307, 312.

Lushari, 324.

Magdala, 376.

Maharajahpore, 287.

Maiwand, 329.

Majuba, 371.

Malplaquet, 75.

Maori defences, 348.

Marines, 130, 137.

Marlborough, 82.

Meanee, 285.

Militia, 243.

Minden, 107.

Minorca, 140.

Monte Video, 145.

Moodkee, 289.

Moore, 173, 180.

Moyse of the Buffs, 346.

Naseby, 43.

Neill, 309.

New Zealand, 347.

Nile Expedition, 389.

Norman names, 11.

” rule, end of, 13.

O’Connor Morris, 48.

Oudenarde, 75.

Pandy, 301.

Peninsular army, 173.

Perak, 340.

Plassy, 266.

Pottinger, 296.

Prestonpans, 96.

Prince Alamayu, 377.

” Napoleon, 363.

Puritan army, 35.

Puritan host, 35.

Quatre Bras and Ligny, 209.

Quebec, 111.

Queen Margaret, 27.

Ramillies, 75.

Range of firearms, 167.

Rangiriri, 348.

“Retreat to Corunna,” 178.

Richard of York, 25.

Roberts, 332.

Roliça, 174.

Romans, 313.

Rorke’s Drift, 361.

Sabugal, 187.

Salamanca, 197.

Sandhurst and Staff College, 315.

San Sebastian, 201.

Saratoga, 117.

Sebastopol, 253.

Second Afghan War, 325.

Sekukuni, 366.

“Sergeant Matcham,” 203.

Seringapatam, 269.

Short service, 399.

Sir C. Wilson, 391.

Sir Herbert Stewart, 390.

Sir John Moore, 159, 164.

Sir R. Buller, 362, 393.

Smokeless powder, 397.

Sobraon, 291.

Soult, 203.

St. Albans, 26.

Suakin, 385.

Sudan, 385.

Survivals, 405.

Swords, 231.

Tactics, 8, 29, 33, 36, 43, 44, 50, 79, 250.

Talavera, 104.

Tel el Kebir, 382.

Territorialisation, 402.

The “Birkenhead,” 151.

The Buffs and the Athleta, 153.

The “Charlotte,” 152.

The Colours of the 9th, 117.

The Delaware, 116.

The English “Hulks,” 204.

The Irish Brigade, 104.

The Light Division, 184.

The Mutiny, 297.

The Normans, 10.

The Peninsular army, 155.

The Red and White Rose, 25.

The Rising of 1715, 90.

The Rising of 1745, 94.

The Saxon army, 3.

The “self-denying ordinance,” 42, 51.

The Spaniards, 183.

The Stuarts, 40.

The V.C., 261.

The 13th, 284.

The 14th at Famars, 160.

The 28th, 164.

The 29th, 123.

The 39th, 265.

The 50th, 175.

The 52nd, 193.

Tofrik, 388.

Umbeylah, 321.

Uniform, 104, 125, 229.

Vellore, 297.

Vimiera, 175.

Vittoria, 200.

Volunteers, 30, 166, 243, 316.

Walcheren, 162.

Wars of Roses, 25.

Warwick and his death, 31.

Waterloo, 206, 218.

Wellesley, 171, 174, 181.

Wellington, 244, 274.

West Coast of Africa, 355.

Wolfe, 99, 111.

Yeomen of the Guard, 32.

York Town, 121.

Zulu War, 361.

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