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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

The two footnotes in the text have been placed at the end of the section where the reference (anchor) is.

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

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THE
REGIMENTAL RECORDS
OF THE
BRITISH ARMY.

Publisher's Announcement.

British Regiments in War and Peace.

I. THE RIFLE BRIGADE. By Walter Wood . Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

II. THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. By Walter Wood . Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

The Campaign of 1815. By W. O'Connor Morris . With Maps. Demy 8vo., cloth, 12s. 6d. net.

The Sword and the Centuries; or, Old Sword Days and Old Sword Ways. By Captain Hutton , F.S.A. Illustrated. Demy 8vo., cloth.

Modern Weapons and Modern War. By I. S. Bloch . With an Introduction by W. T. Stead . Illustrated. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s. (Second Edition.)

The Story of Baden-Powell. By Harold Begbie . Illustrated. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d. (Third Edition.)

Sir George White, V.C. By Thomas F. G. Coates . Illustrated. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

Queen or President? An Indictment of Paul Kruger. By S. M. Gluckstein . With Portrait. Crown 8vo., cloth 2s. 6d.

Majuba: The Story of the Boer War of 1881. By Hamish Hendry . Illustrated. Crown 8vo., cloth, 2s.

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London:

GRANT RICHARDS, 9, Henrietta Street, W.C.

THE
REGIMENTAL RECORDS
OF THE
BRITISH ARMY
A Historical Rsum Chronologically Arranged
OF
TITLES, CAMPAIGNS, HONOURS, UNIFORMS, FACINGS, BADGES, NICKNAMES, ETC.
BY
JOHN S. FARMER.
LONDON:
GRANT RICHARDS, 9, HENRIETTA STREET.
1901.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
I.	THE CAVALRY
II.	THE ROYAL ARTILLERY
III.	THE ROYAL ENGINEERS
IV.	THE FOOT GUARDS
V.	TERRITORIAL REGIMENTS
VI.	THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS
VII.	THE DEPARTMENTS
APPENDICES
(1) A Table giving former Numbers and Territorial Titles of the Foot Regiments
(2) The Order of Precedence of the Territorial Regiments

I.
THE CAVALRY.

The First Life Guards.

The Royal Arms.

TITLES.

1660-85. The 1st, or His Majesty's Own Troop of Guards.

1685-1788. The 1st Troop of Life Guards of Horse.

1788 (from). The 1st Life Guards.

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours.

1673. Maestricht.

1690. Boyne.

1692-97. Flanders.

1692. Steenkirk.

1693. Neer Landen.

*1743. Dettingen.

*1812-14. Peninsula.

*1815. Waterloo.

1815. Netherlands.

*1882. Egypt.

*1882. Tel-el-Kebir.

1884-5. Khartoum.

Uniform. Scarlet (from 1660). Facings, Blue (probably from 1660, certainly from 1679). Plume, White.

Regimental Badge. "The Royal Arms."

Nicknames. "The Cheeses:" when re-modelled in 1788 the veterans declined to serve, alleging that the regiments of Life Guards then consisted of cheesemongers, not gentlemen; also "The Piccadilly Butchers" (having been called out to quell the Piccadilly Riots in 1810); also "Tin Bellies" (from the cuirasses); also "The Patent Safeties."

Notes. Raised in Holland by Charles II., when in exile, and composed mainly of (80) Cavaliers who had fought in the Civil War under Charles I. The 3rd and 4th (Scots) Troops of Life Guards, added at the Union, but disbanded in 1746, saw much service in Flanders (1742-47). The 1st Life Guards wore cuirasses from its formation to 1698, and resumed them in 1821.

The Second Life Guards.

The Royal Arms.

TITLES.

1660-70. The 3rd, or The Duke of Albemarle's Troop of Guards.

1670-85. The 2nd, or The Queen's Troop of Guards.

1685-1746. The 2nd Troop of Life Guards of Horse: disbanded.

1788 (from). The 2nd Life Guards.

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours.

1673. Maestricht.

1689-90. Flanders.

1689. Walcourt.

1694-97. Flanders.

1695. Namur.

*1743. Dettingen.

*1812-14. Peninsula.

*1815. Waterloo.

1815. Netherlands.

*1882. Egypt.

*1882. Tel-el-Kebir.

1884-5. Khartoum.

Uniform. Scarlet (from 1690). Facings, Sea-green (1660 to 1690-1742) in honour of Queen Catherine; blue (since 1742). Plume, White.

Regimental Badge. "The Royal Arms."

Nickname. (See note under )

Notes. Similar in origin to "The First Life Guards," and composed of Cavaliers who, having served under Charles I., fled at his death, entering the Spanish service as "His Royal Highness The Duke of York's Troop of Guards." In 1659 (when peace was declared) they retired to the Netherlands until reorganised by Charles II. in 1660 as "The Third Troop of Life Guards." In 1670 it became "The Second Troop," and was disbanded in 1746. Cuirasses were worn from 1660 to 1698, and were resumed in 1821.

Bibliography. Historical Record of the Life Guards. Containing an Account of the Formation of the Corps in the year 1660, and of its Subsequent Services to 1835. [London: Clowes, 1836.]

The Royal Horse Guards (The Blues).

The Royal Arms.

TITLES.

1661-87. The Royal Regiment of Horse.

1687-1750. The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards.

1750-1819. The Royal Horse Guards Blue.

1819 (from). The Royal Horse Guards (The Blues).

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours.

1685. Sedgemoor.

1689-90. Flanders.

1689. Walcourt.

1690. Boyne.

1691. Aughrim.

1742-45. Flanders.

*1743. Dettingen.

1745. Fontenoy.

1758-62. Germany.

1759. Minden.

1760. Warbourg.

1761. Kirk Denkern.

1762. Wilhelmstahl.

1794-95. Flanders.

1794. Cateau.

1794. Tournay.

*1812-14. Peninsula.

1813. Vittoria.

*1815. Waterloo.

1815. Netherlands.

*1882. Egypt.

*1882. Tel-el-Kebir.

1884-85. Nile.

Uniform. Blue with Scarlet facings (from 1661). Plume, Red.

Regimental Badge. "The Royal Arms."

Nicknames. (1) The Oxford Blues, circa 1690, from its Colonel's name, the Earl of Oxford, and in distinction to a blue habited Dutch Regiment commanded by the Earl of Portland; (2) The Blue Guards (1742-45) during the Campaign in Flanders; and (3) The Bluesa present day sobriquet.

Notes. This is the only Cavalry Regiment now extant which formed part of the Parliamentary Army against Charles I., being then known as Colonel Unton Crook's Regiment. King William IV. presented the regiment with a Standard emblazoned with "Dettingen," "Minden," "Warbourg," "Cateau." It wore cuirasses from 1691 to 1698, and resumed them in 1821.

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