Part 10

NICKNAMES.--"The Blind Half-Hundred" (of the late 50th, many of its men suffering severely from ophthalmia in Egypt, 1801). "The Dirty Half-Hundred" (at Vimiera, where the 50th fought with much distinction; Major Napier wrote their faces were "begrimed with powder as black as their own lapels"). "The Devil's Royals" (also of the 50th). "The Gallant Fiftieth" (this sobriquet was likewise bestowed for gallantry at Vimiera, 900 "tumbling down on Laborde's division of French [5,300 strong] amidst a fearful war-cry, and with a shock that nothing could withstand"--so also wrote Major Napier). "The Celestials" (from the Sky-blue facings of the 97th raised by the Earl of Ulster, the colour being that of the ribbon of the Order of St. Patrick).

NOTES.--Its county connection apparently dates from the time of the American War, when its Colonel was one of the distinguished Kentish Wilson family, who also have been intimately connected with the Kentish Militia.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_The History of The 50th (The Queen's Own) Regiment._ From the earliest date to the year 1881. By Colonel Fyler. Coloured illustrations, maps, and plans. [London: Chapman and Hall. 1895.]

The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry),

COMPRISING

=1st Batt.= (formerly) The 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment. =2nd Batt.= ( " ) The 105th (Madras Light Infantry) Regiment; with Militia Battalion. =3rd Batt.= The 1st West York Militia.

"_Cede Nullis._"

TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

1740-48. The 51st (The 8th or Sir Thomas Hanmer's Marines) Regiment; disbanded. 1745-57. The 51st (raised in 1745 as Pepperil's American Provincials) Regiment of Foot; disbanded. 1755-57. The 53rd Regiment of Foot; renumbered. 1757-82. The 51st Regiment of Foot. 1782-1809. The 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot. 1809-21. The 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, Light Infantry) Regiment. 1821-81. The 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) Regiment.

=2nd Batt.=

1761-63. The 105th (Queen's Own Royal Highlanders) Regiment; raised as a wedding escort to Queen Charlotte; disbanded. 1781-83. The 105th (Volunteers of Ireland) Regiment. 1794-96. The 105th Regiment of Foot. 1839-58. The Hon. East India Company's 2nd Madras (European Light Infantry) Regiment. 1858-61. The 2nd Madras (Light Infantry) Regiment. 1861-81. The 105th (Madras Light Infantry) Regiment.

1881 (from). The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion concerned.

1758-62. Germany. *1759. Minden (1). 1760. Corbach. 1760. Warbourg. 1782. Minorca. 1793. Toulon. 1794. Corsica. *1808-14. Peninsula (1). *1809. Corunna (1). 1809. Flushing. *1811. Fuentes d'Onor (1). 1812. Badajos. *1812. Salamanca (1). 1812. Burgos. *1813. Vittoria (1). *1813. Pyrenees (1). *1813. Nivelle (1). *1814. Orthes (1). *1815. Waterloo (1). 1815. Netherlands. *1852-3. Pegu (1). *1878-80. Afghanistan (1). *1878. Ali Masjid (1). *1885-7. Burma (1). 1900. South Africa.

UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Scarlet with Sea-Green (and latterly "full" Green) facings (1755-1821); Scarlet with Blue facings (from 1821). 2nd Batt., Scarlet with Buff facings (1839-1881); Scarlet with Blue facings (from 1881).

REGIMENTAL BADGE.--"The White Rose" (of York). The Motto, "_Cede Nullis_" ("Yield to None"--brought by the late 105th. It appears first in the Indian Army List for 1841). On most of the appointments "A French Horn" appears in combination with "The White Rose."

NICKNAME.--"The Kolis" (from the title received in 1821--K[ing's] O[wn] L[ight] I[nfantry]).

BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_A Record of the Services of The 51st (2nd West York) The King's Own Light Infantry Regiment._ By W. Wheater. [London: Longmans. 1870.]

The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry),

COMPRISING

=1st Batt.= (formerly) The 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot. =2nd Batt.= ( " ) The 85th (Bucks Volunteers) (King's Light Infantry) Regiment; with Militia Battalions. =3rd Batt.= The Shropshire Militia. =4th Batt.= The Hereford Militia.

"_Aucto splendore resurgo._"

TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

1741-48. The 53rd (The 10th or Jeffrey's, afterwards Agnew's Marines) Regiment; disbanded. 1755-57. The 55th Regiment of Foot; renumbered. 1757-82. The 53rd Regiment of Foot. 1782-1881. The 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot.

=2nd Batt.=

1759-63. The 85th (Royal Volunteers Light Infantry) Regiment; disbanded. 1778-83. The 85th (Westminster Volunteers) Regiment; mostly lost at sea returning from Jamaica; rest disbanded. 1794-1808. The 85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot. 1808-15. The 85th (Bucks Volunteers Light Infantry) Regiment. 1815-21. The 85th (Bucks Volunteers) (Duke of York's Own Light Infantry) Regiment. 1821-81. The 85th (Bucks Volunteers) (King's Light Infantry) Regiment.

1881 (from). The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry).

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion concerned.

1761. Belle Isle. 1762. Portugal. 1776-81. America. 1793-95. Flanders. 1793. Famars. *1793. Nieuport (1). 1793. Valenciennes. *1794. Tournay (1). 1794. Nimeguen. 1795. Guildermalsen. *1796. St. Lucia (1). 1797. St. Vincent. 1797. Port-au-Prince. 1797. Trinidad. 1799. Helder. 1799. Bergen. 1799. Egmont-op-Zee. 1809. Flushing. 1809. Burdelkund. *1809-14. Peninsula (1 & 2). *1809. Talavera (1). *1811. Fuentes d'Onor (2). 1812. Badajos. *1812. Salamanca (1). 1812. Mahratta War. 1814-15. Nepaul. 1814-15. Kalunga. *1813. Vittoria (1). *1813. Pyrenees (1). 1813. St. Sebastian. 1813. Bidassoa. *1813. Nive (1). *1813. Nivelle (1). 1814. Bayonne. *1814. Toulouse (1). *1814. Bladensburg (2). 1814. Washington. 1815. New Orleans. 1817-19. Pindarree War. 18--. Copal Droog. 1838-39. Canada. *1846. Aliwal (1). 184-. Buddiwal. *1846. Sobraon (1). *1848-49. Punjaub (1). *1849. Goojerat. (1) 1856-57. South Africa. 1857-58. Indian Mutiny. *1857. Lucknow (1). 1857. Cawnpore. *1879-80. Afghanistan (2). *1882. Egypt (1). *1885. Suakim (1). 1900. South Africa.

UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Scarlet with Scarlet facings (1755 till 1881); Scarlet with Blue facings (present time). 2nd Batt., Scarlet with Yellow facings (1794-1821); Scarlet with Blue facings (since 1821).

REGIMENTAL BADGE.--"The United Red and White Rose." Motto: "_Aucto splendore resurgo_" (from 1821). "A Bugle with Strings" is also worn on various appointments.

NICKNAMES.--"The Brickdusts" (from the facings of the 53rd). "The Old Five and Threepennies" (from its number, and the daily pay of an ensign). "The Elegant Extracts" (dissensions amongst the staff of the 85th were [_circa_ 1811] so frequent that the Duke of York dispersed the lot, substituting officers from other corps). "The Young Bucks" (in distinction to The 16th--"The Old Bucks").

NOTES.--The 1st 85th was the first Light Infantry Regiment in the service.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Record of The 53rd, or Shropshire Regiment of Foot._ 1755-1848. Illustrated. [London: Parker. 1849.]

_Historical Records of The 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment, now 1st Batt. King's (Shropshire) Light Infantry._ 1755-1889. By Colonel W. Rogerson. [Devonport: Swiss. 1890.]

The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment),

COMPRISING

=1st Batt.= (formerly) The 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot. =2nd Batt.= ( " ) The 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot; the 3rd and 4th Batts. are authorised; with Militia Batts. =5th Batt.= The Royal Elthorne Militia. =6th Batt.= The Royal East Middlesex Militia.

TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

1741-48. The 57th Regiment of Foot; renumbered The 46th. 1755-57. The 57th Regiment of Foot; renumbered The 55th. 1755-57. The 59th Regiment of Foot; renumbered The 57th. 1757-82. The 57th Regiment of Foot. 1782-1881, The 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot.

=2nd Batt.=

1756-63. The 77th (Montgomery Highlanders) Regiment; disbanded. 1775-83. The 77th (Atholl Highlanders) Regiment; disbanded. 1787-1807. The 77th Regiment of Foot. 1807-76. The 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot. 1876-81. The 77th (East Middlesex) (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Regiment of Foot.

1881 (from). The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion concerned.

1758-60. Canada. 1762. Havannah. 1776-82. America. 1776. Brooklyn. 1781. York Town. 1793-95. Flanders. 1793. Nieuport. 1793. Dunkirk. 1794. Nimeguen. 1790-1807. Hindoostan. 1796. St. Lucia. *1799. Mysore (2). *1799. Seringapatam (2). *1809-1814. Peninsula (1 & 2). 1809. Flushing. *1811. Albuera (2). *1811. El-Bodon. *1812. Ciudad Rodrigo (2). *1812. Badajos (2). *1813. Vittoria (1). *1813. Pyrenees (1). *1813. Nivelle (1). *1813. Nive (1). 1814-15. Canada. 1814. Bayonne. 1819. Asseerghur. 1854. Balaclava. *1854. Alma (1). *1854. Inkerman (1 & 2). *1855. Sevastopol (1 & 2). 1858. Indian Mutiny. *1861-66. New Zealand (1). *1879. South Africa (1). 1900. South Africa.

UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Scarlet (or Red) with Green facings (1755-67); Scarlet with Yellow facings (1767-1881); Scarlet with White facings (from 1881). 2nd Batt., Scarlet with Yellow facings (from 1787 to territorialisation, when White facings were adopted).

REGIMENTAL AND OTHER BADGES.--"The Plume of the Prince of Wales" (the 77th badge). Also "The Duke of Cambridge's Cypher and Coronet." Amongst other badges not specified in official lists are (1) "A Laurel Wreath, with Albuera" (an old 57th badge for gallantry at that battle); (2) "The County Arms."

NICKNAMES.--"The Die-Hards," for stubborn valour at Albuera, by which the 57th practically insured victory; at the finish the Colours were riddled by thirty bullets, and the survivors numbered one officer in twenty-four, and 168 men out of 584. Colonel Inglis rallied his men again and again by "Die hard, my men, die hard!" The 57th had previously been known as "The Steelbacks," from the frequency with which its men, largely recruited by militiamen from London, were flogged. "The Pothooks" (the 77th), from the two sevens in its number.

NOTES.--The 77th at El-Bodon was specially commended by Lord Wellington for "steadiness, discipline and confidence" when largely outnumbered.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Records of The 57th (or West Middlesex Regiment)._ 1755-1878. By General H. J. Warre, C.B. [London: Mitchell. 1878.]

_Some Reminiscences of the "Die-Hards" (57th West Middlesex)._ By Sergeant-Major E. Bezar. [Dunedin: Dick & Co. 1891.]

_A History of The 57th (West Middlesex Regiment) from 1755-1881._ Including a record of the services of the "Die-Hards" in the American War of Independence, Flanders, the West Indies, the Peninsula, France, the Crimea, New Zealand, Zululand, etc. By Captain Henry H. Woolwright, Middlesex Regiment. With coloured plates and other illustrations and maps. Demy 8vo. 406 pp.

The King's Royal Rifle Corps,

COMPRISING

=1st to 4th Batts.= (formerly) The 60th (The King's Royal Rifle Corps); with Militia Batts. =5th Batt.= The Huntingdon Militia. =7th Batt.= The 2nd Royal Middlesex Militia. =8th Batt.= The Carlow Militia. =9th Batt.= The North Cork Militia.

"_Celer et audax._"

TITLES.

1741-48. The 60th Regiment of Foot. 1755-57. The 62nd (Royal American) Regiment of Foot; renumbered. 1757-1824. The 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot. 1824. The 60th (Duke of York's Rifle Corps and Light Infantry). 1824-30. The 60th (The Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps). 1830-81. The 60th (The King's Royal Rifle Corps). 1881 (from). The King's Royal Rifle Corps.

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours," the figures showing the Battalion concerned.

1757-60. Canada. 1758. Ticonderoga. *1758. Louisbourg (2 & 3). *1759. Quebec (2 & 3). 1760. Sillery. 1762. Martinique. 1762. Havannah. 1796. Grenada. 1799. Surinam. *1808-14. Peninsula (5).[B] *1808. Roleia (5). *1808. Vimiera (5). 1809. Corunna. 1809. Douro. *1809. Martinique (3). *1809. Talavera (5). 1810. Guadaloupe. *1810. Busaco (5). *1811. Fuentes d'Onor (5). *1811. Albuera (5). *1812. Ciudad Rodrigo (5). *1812. Badajos (5). *1812. Salamanca (5). *1813. Vittoria (5). *1813. Pyrenees (5). *1813. Nivelle (5). *1813. Nive (5). *1814. Orthes (5). *1814. Toulouse (5). 1814. Bayonne. *1848-49. Punjaub (1). *1849. Mooltan (1). *1849. Goojerat (1). *1850-53. South Africa (2). 1857-58. Indian Mutiny. *1857. Delhi (1). 1860. China. *1860. Taku Forts (2). *1860. Pekin (2). *1878-80. Afghanistan (2). *1879. Ahmed Khel (2). *1880. Kandahar (2). *1879-81. South Africa (3). *1882-84. Egypt (3). *1882. Tel-el-Kebir (3). 1884-85. Nile. 1884. El Teb. 1884. Tamai. 1885. Abu Klea. 1890-92. Burma. *1895. Chitral. 1900. South Africa.

UNIFORM.--Scarlet, with Blue facings (1755 to 1814); Green, with Scarlet facings (present time).

REGIMENTAL AND OTHER BADGES.--Among those appearing on the appointments but not in the _Army List_ are "The Royal Cypher within the Garter, surmounted by a Crown," and "A Maltese Cross." Also formerly "The White Horse" (of Hanover). Motto, "_Celer et Audax_" ("Swift and Bold," bestowed, according to tradition, by General Wolfe in recognition of its conduct before Quebec).

NOTES.--This regiment, though possessing no "Colours," bears more honours than any other regiment, the Highland Light Infantry coming next with twenty-nine.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_A Regimental Chronicle and List of Officers of The 60th, or The King's Royal Rifle Corps, formerly The 62nd, or The Royal American Regiment of Foot._ By Captain Nesbit Willoughby Wallace, 60th Royal Rifles. [London: Harrison. 1879.]

_"Celer et Audax," or The Services of The 5th Battalion, 60th Regiment (Rifles)._ By Major-General Gibbes Rigaud, late Lieutenant-Colonel, 60th Rifles. [Oxford: Hall & Stacy. 1879.]

[B] The 5th Battalion here mentioned is, of course, one of the former regular battalions, and _not_ the present militia battalion.

The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment),

COMPRISING

=1st Batt.= (formerly) The 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot. =2nd Batt.= ( " ) The 99th (Duke of Edinburgh's) Regiment of Foot; with Militia Batt. =3rd Batt.= The Royal Wiltshire Militia.

TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

1743-48. The 62nd Regiment of Foot: disbanded. 1755-57. The 62nd (Royal American) Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 60th. 1756-57. The 62nd Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 77th. 1756-58. The 4th King's Own (2nd Batt.): separately regimented as The 62nd Foot. 1758-82. The 62nd Regiment of Foot. 1782-1881. The 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot.

=2nd Batt.=

1760-63. The 99th Regiment of Foot: disbanded. 1780-83. The 99th (Jamaica) Regiment of Foot: disbanded. 1794-98. The 99th Regiment of Foot: disbanded. 1804-11. The 99th Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 98th (or Prince of Wales' Tipperary) Regiment of Foot: disbanded in 1818. 1805-15. The 100th Regiment of Foot: renumbered in 1815-18. The 99th (H.R.H. The Prince Regent's County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot: disbanded. 1824-74. The 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. 1874-81. The 99th (The Duke of Edinburgh's) Regiment of Foot.

1881 (from). The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment).

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion concerned.

1743. Dettingen. 1745. Fontenoy. 1745. Jacobite rising. 1746. Culloden. 1758. Carrickfergus. 1776-80. America. 1777. Stillwater. 1793-8. San Domingo. 1795. Demerara. 1795. Essequebo. 1795. Berbice. 1809. Scylla. 1813. Niagara. *1813-14. Peninsula (1). 1813. Bidassoa. *1813. Nive (1). 1814. Bayonne. 1814-15. America. *1845-47. New Zealand (2). *1845. Ferozeshah (1). *1846. Sobraon (1). *1855. Sevastopol (1). 1860. China. *1860. Pekin (2). 1878-80. South Africa (2). 1900. South Africa.

UNIFORM.--Scarlet with Buff facings (1st Batt. from 1758-1881), and Scarlet with Yellow facings (2nd Batt. from 1824-1881). Now Scarlet with White facings for both batts.

REGIMENTAL AND OTHER BADGES.--"The Duke of Edinburgh's Coronet and Cypher" (this in combination with a Maltese Cross, adopted by the 62nd in 1806, and the Regulation Star and Wreath).

NICKNAME.--"The Springers" (tradition says that the 62nd was so called from its employment as a light battalion during the American War in 1777).

NOTES.--For its defence, in 1760, against the French, of the Castle of Carrickfergus it at one time wore a "splash" on the buttons. After the ammunition was expended bricks and stones were thrown, and, so the story runs, their buttons were used as bullets. The 99th were raised in Lanarkshire--hence its former county title.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_"The Springers." The 62nd Regiment._ By H. M. C. [Dublin: Carson. 1891.]

The Manchester Regiment,

COMPRISING

=1st Batt.= (formerly) The 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot. =2nd Batt.= ( " ) The 96th Regiment of Foot; with Militia Batts. =3rd & 4th Batts.= The 6th Royal Lancashire Militia.

TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

1744-48. The 63rd (American) Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 49th. 1757-58. The 8th King's (2nd Batt.) Regiment; regimented in 1758-82. The 63rd Regiment of Foot. 1782-81. The 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot.

=2nd Batt.=

1760-63. The 96th Regiment of Foot (raised for service in the Carnatic): disbanded. 1780-83. The 96th (British Musketeers) Regiment: disbanded. 1793-98. The 96th (The Queen's Royal Irish) Regiment; dispersed. 1803-16. The 96th Regiment of Foot (raised as 2nd Batt. 52nd Foot: renumbered The 95th, and as such disbanded in 1818). 1815-18. The 96th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1798 as The Queen's Germans: numbered The 97th in 1802: renumbered, in 1815, the 96th: disbanded in 1818--the Egyptian and Peninsular honours of this corps were assumed by the late 96th). 1824-81. The 96th Regiment of Foot.

1881 (from). The Manchester Regiment.

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion concerned.

1759. Guadaloupe. 1775-81. America. 1775. Bunker's Hill. 1776. Long Island. 1776. Brooklyn. 1777. Brandywine. 1777. Germantown. 1781. Entaw Springs. 1794-95. Flanders. 1794. Nimeguen. 1794. Martinique. 1794. Guadaloupe. 1796. Grenada. 1796. St. Vincent. 1796. St. Lucia. 1799. Bergen. *1799. Egmont-op-Zee (1). 1799. Alkmaer. *1801. Egypt (2). 1801. Alexandria. *1808-11. Peninsula (2). *1809. Martinique (1). 1809. Flushing. *1810. Guadaloupe (1). 1814. Bergen-op-Zoom. 1815. Guadaloupe. *1845-47. New Zealand (2). *1854. Alma (1). *1854. Inkerman (1). *1855. Sevastopol (1). *1879-80. Afghanistan (1). *1882. Egypt (1 & 2). 1900. South Africa.

UNIFORM.--Scarlet with White facings (before territorialisation the facings of the 1st and 2nd Batts. were Green and Yellow respectively).

REGIMENTAL AND OTHER BADGES.--"The Sphinx" for Egypt (1801) by descent from the 96th Regiment of 1798-1818. Also (since 1881) The Arms of the City of Manchester.

NICKNAME.--"The Bloodsuckers" (of the 63rd).

BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_The History of the late 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment._ By Major James Slack, late 63rd Regiment. [London: Army and Navy Co-operative Society. 1884.]

The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment),

COMPRISING

=1st Batt.= (formerly) The 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot. =2nd Batt.= ( " ) The 98th (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot; with Militia Batts. =3rd Batt.= The 2nd King's Own Stafford Militia. =4th Batt.= The 3rd King's Own Stafford Militia.

TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

1740-48. The 64th (Irish) Regiment of Foot: disbanded. 1756-58. The 11th (2nd Batt.) Regiment of Foot: regimented in 1758-82. The 64th Regiment of Foot. 1782-1881. The 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot.

=2nd Batt.=

1760-63. The 98th Regiment of Foot: disbanded. 1779-84. The 98th Regiment of Foot: disbanded. 1793-1802. The 98th (Highland) Regiment of Foot: renumbered the 91st. 1805-15. The 98th Regiment of Foot: renumbered and disbanded in 1818. 1805-18. The 99th (Prince of Wales's Tipperary) Regiment of Foot: renumbered The 98th in 1815, and afterwards disbanded. 1824-76. The 98th Regiment of Foot. 1876-81. The 98th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot.

1881 (from). The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment).

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion concerned.

1759. Guadaloupe. 1761. Belle Isle. 1762. Martinique. 1762. Havannah. 1776-81. America. 1775. Lexington. 1775. Bunker's Hill. 1776. Brooklyn. 1777. Brandywine. 1780. Charlestown. 1780-84. Carnatic. 1781. Entaw Springs. 1794. Guadaloupe. 1794. Martinique. *1803. St. Lucia (1). *1804. Surinam (1). *1842. China (2). *1848-49. Punjaub (2). *1856-57. Persia (1). *1856. Reshire (1). *1856. Bushire (1). *1857. Koosh-ab (1). 1857-58. Indian Mutiny. 1857. Cawnpore. *1857. Lucknow (1). *1896. Hafir. 1900. South Africa.

UNIFORM.--Scarlet with White facings (when raised the 64th had Black, and the 98th White facings respectively).

REGIMENTAL AND OTHER BADGES.--"The Prince of Wales's Plume" (in memory of the visit to Malta in 1875). "The Dragon," for "China" (1842). Also (since territorially organised) "The Staffordshire Knot."

BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Memoirs of the Services of The 64th Regiment (2nd Staffordshire)._ 1758-1881. By H. G. Purdon, 64th Regiment. [Stafford: Halden. 1882.]

The York and Lancaster Regiment,

COMPRISING

=1st Batt.= (formerly) The 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot. =2nd Batt.= ( " ) The 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot; with Militia Batt. =3rd Batt.= The 3rd West York Militia.

TITLES.

=1st Batt.=

1756-58. The 12th (2nd Batt.) Regiment of Foot; renumbered in 1758-82. The 65th Regiment of Foot. 1782-1881. The 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot.

=2nd Batt.=

1758-64. The 84th Regiment of Foot: disbanded. 1775-78. The 84th Royal Highland Emigrants Corps: renamed 1778-84. The 84th (Royal Highland Emigrants) Regiment of Foot: disbanded. 1793-1809. The 84th Regiment of Foot. 1809-81. The 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot.

1881 (from). The York and Lancaster Regiment.

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion concerned.