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in July 1807. Two companies were ordered to remove the flints from their muskets before they went into action which effectively rendered them defenceless. After a lengthy fight the battalion surrendered. Captain
William Parker-Carroll remained in
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Salamanca the battalion captured an old Moorish standard adorned with crescents and bells: the standard, more correctly known as a
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Battalion in July 1811. One cadre, which returned to the UK, was expanded to battalion strength and was deployed to Ireland before being disbanded in January 1816.
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of a pair of cannons which remain on public display. After the
Crimean War, the regiment returned home in 1856 but was deployed to
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Spanish troops. The rest of the battalion, once released, embarked for home and arrived at
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in summer 1794 as part of the unsuccessful defence of that country against the
Republican French during the
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438:. The battalion, still under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Wallace made another bayonet charge at the
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in winter 1854. Its service in the
Crimean War was recognised by the presentation to the
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on the day that the French troops surrendered. It arrived back in
England in May 1803.
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Wallace, I never saw a more gallant charge than that just now made by your regiment.
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in May 1811 and drove the French Army from the village. It went on to fight at the
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in summer 1809 for service in the Peninsular War: its only engagement was the
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in September 1814, the last engagement of the war, and so was dispatched to
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in June 1813. It then pursued the French Army into France and fought at the
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The 1st Battalion then retreated, with the rest of Wellesley's army, to the
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before returning to England in summer 1796. The regiment then embarked for
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in September 1810, the battalion, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
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Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Peninsular War
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in May 1815 arriving there in July 1815. It arrived home in spring 1817.
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The cannon were presented to the 88th Regiment of Foot at the end of the
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19th (1st Yorkshire, North Riding – Princess of Wales's Own)
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390:. It formed part of the Portuguese forces commanded by General
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in January 1812 and scaled the walls of the fortress at the
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in autumn 1795 and, after a difficult voyage, two companies
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51st (2nd York, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry)
1046:"French eagles and other trophies captured by the British"
338:(1854–1856) in recognition of their military achievements.
271:, on 25 September 1793. The regiment was sent to join the
1403:
13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert's Light Infantry)
459:, became known in the regiment as the "Jingling Johnny".
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indicate they were disbanded or renumbered before 1881.
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107th (Queen's Own Royal Regiment of British Volunteers)
1408:
14th (Buckinghamshire – The Prince of Wales's Own)
1293:
The Connaught Rangers, 1st Battalion, formerly 88th Foot
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in late 1825 and returned in July 1836. It embarked for
600:, during the 13 years that the regiment were in India.
1269:. CIHM/ICMH Microfiche. Parker, Furnivall and Parker.
1177:"88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers): Locations"
585:. In November 1870 the regiment boarded the troopship
3165:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1881
1629:
49th (Hertfordshire - Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
782:
1857–1858: Lt-Gen. Robert Barclay Macpherson, CB, KH
2181:
85th (Bucks Volunteers) (The King's Light Infantry)
402:. It held firm at the top of Medellin hill at the
3150:Military units and formations established in 1793
307:in June 1800. The regiment sailed from India for
3160:Regiments of the British Army in the Crimean War
3126:
2300:91st (Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders)
1295:. Vol. 1. Royal United Service Institution.
346:in November 1805. The 1st Battalion sailed from
68:
2013:77th (East Middlesex) (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
1329:
52:
2663:103rd Regiment of Foot (King's Irish Infantry)
1290:
744:John Thomas de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde
366:: it saw action in the unsuccessful attack on
358:in April 1807 and took part in the disastrous
1737:61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
1315:
624:87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
422:charge which sent the French troops reeling.
261:John Thomas de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricard
21:88th Regiment of Foot (The Connaught Rangers)
3180:1881 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
2478:97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot
1657:51st Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment)
1171:
1169:
1167:
804:1864–1874: Gen. Montague Cholmeley Johnstone
3170:Defunct Irish regiments of the British Army
1555:42nd (The Royal Highland) (The Black Watch)
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959:
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846:"88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)"
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354:in November 1806. The battalion sailed for
158:
2656:103rd Regiment of Foot (Volunteer Hunters)
1322:
1308:
729:, 9th Cape Frontier War (29 December 1877)
509:Meanwhile, the 2nd Battalion embarked for
26:
3185:1793 establishments in the British Empire
2512:98th (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot
1587:45th (Nottinghamshire Sherwood Foresters)
1291:Jourdain, H.F.N.; Fraser, Edward (1924).
1164:
902:
900:
890:
888:
878:
876:
756:William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
642:Battle honours won by the regiment were:
392:William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
267:, in response to the threat posed by the
265:88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)
205:88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)
2588:100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian)
2575:100th (Prince Regent's County of Dublin)
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607:in 1877 and saw action there during the
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462:The 1st Battalion also took part in the
326:
239:
2542:99th (Prince Regent's County of Dublin)
1897:72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders)
1827:67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot
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927:
918:
909:
785:1858–1860: Lt-Gen. Horatio George Broke
557:The regiment was also deployed for the
554:in 1850 before returning home in 1851.
126:1 battalions (two battalions 1805–1816)
3140:Infantry regiments of the British Army
3127:
2168:85th (Royal Volontiers Light Infantry)
2052:79th (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders)
2032:78th (Highland) (The Ross-shire Buffs)
1262:
1223:Army List, s.v. Surgeon P J O'Sullivan
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248:who commanded the regiment during the
2722:105th (Queen's Own Royal Highlanders)
1303:
649:: Egypt (sphinx superscribed "Egypt")
1195:
800:Arthur Dalzell, 9th Earl of Carnwath
521:
490:in April 1814. It then embarked for
414:, together with a detachment of the
311:in December 1800 for service in the
3145:Irish regiments of the British Army
2882:114th (Royal Highlander Volunteers)
2847:111th (Loyal Birmingham Volunteers)
2703:104th (Royal Manchester Volunteers)
2117:82nd (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
1725:60th (The King's Royal Rifle Corps)
1567:43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry)
825:
777:John Alexander Dunlop Agnew Wallace
626:and assigned to district no. 68 at
615:before returning to India in 1879.
13:
2536:99th (Prince of Wales's Tipperary)
2507:98th (Prince of Wales's Tipperary)
2461:97th (Inverness-shire Highlanders)
2413:95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot
1891:72nd (Royal Manchester Volunteers)
1805:65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding)
1284:
603:The regiment was next deployed to
322:
14:
3201:
2826:110th (Queen's Royal Musqueteers)
2624:102nd (Queen's Royal Volunteers)
2065:80th (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers)
2046:79th (Royal Liverpool Volunteers)
1969:75th (Prince of Wales's Regiment)
1817:66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
1673:52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry)
1353:3rd (East Kent – The Buffs)
719:
637:
538:The regiment was deployed to the
386:in March 1809 for service in the
342:A second battalion was raised in
2854:112th (King's Royal Musqueteers)
2670:103rd (Loyal Bristol Volunteers)
2276:90th (Perthshire Light Infantry)
1363:5th (Northumberland) (Fusiliers)
795:1860–1863: Maj-Gen. John Cox, KH
546:in 1840 and then went on to the
494:in June 1814 for service in the
482:in December 1813 as well as the
283:. The regiment embarked for the
93:
70:
54:
2896:115th (Royal Scotch Lowlanders)
2156:84th (Royal Highland Emigrants)
2137:83rd (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
2130:83rd (Royal Glasgow Volunteers)
2093:81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
2071:80th (Staffordshire Volunteers)
2000:77th (Montgomery's Highlanders)
1503:33rd (The Duke of Wellington's)
1236:. Regiments.org. Archived from
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1038:
848:. regiments.org. Archived from
498:. It arrived too late for the
426:, arriving at the scene, said,
303:in January 1799 and arrived in
2917:116th (Perthshire Highlanders)
2683:103rd (Royal Bombay Fusiliers)
2650:102nd (Royal Madras Fusiliers)
2619:101st (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)
2496:98th (Argyllshire Highlanders)
1988:76th (MacDonald's Highlanders)
1943:74th (Argyleshire Highlanders)
1871:71st (Highland Light Infantry)
1837:68th (Durham) (Light Infantry)
1498:32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry
1203:"Eyre Square / Kennedy Square"
864:
739:Colonels of the Regiment were:
1:
2782:107th (Bengal Light Infantry)
2763:106th (Bombay Light Infantry)
2743:105th (Madras Light Infantry)
2729:105th (Volunteers of Ireland)
2644:102nd (New South Wales Corps)
2582:100th (New South Wales Corps)
2352:94th (Royal Welsh Volunteers)
2346:93rd (Sutherland Highlanders)
2306:92nd (Donegal Light Infantry)
2082:81st (Aberdeenshire Highland)
1769:63rd (2nd Highland Battalion)
1753:62nd (1st Highland Battalion)
818:
814:1879–1881: Gen. William Irwin
394:tasked with removing Marshal
332:Cannon at Eyre Square, Galway
2613:101st (Duke of York's Irish)
2289:91st (Shropshire Volunteers)
2219:87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
1478:28th (North Gloucestershire)
1453:23rd (Royal Welch Fusiliers)
1443:21st (Royal Scots Fusiliers)
1368:6th (Royal 1st Warwickshire)
530:Officers of the 88th in the
382:The 1st Battalion landed in
235:
215:, raised in 1793. Under the
7:
2341:93rd (Highland) (1793-1798)
2270:90th (Yorkshire Volunteers)
2263:90th (Irish Light Infantry)
2019:78th (Fraser's Highlanders)
1860:71st (Fraser's Highlanders)
1780:64th (Loudon's Highlanders)
1640:50th (American Provincials)
1603:47th Regiment (4th Marines)
1463:25th (King's Own Borderers)
581:in 1857 in response to the
406:in July 1809. Then, at the
255:The regiment was raised in
10:
3206:
2568:100th (Gordon Highlanders)
2548:99th (Duke of Edinburgh's)
2467:97th (Queen's Own Germans)
2440:96th (Queen's Own Germans)
2257:89th (Princess Victoria's)
2225:88th (Highland Volunteers)
2206:87th (Keith's Highlanders)
1713:59th (2nd Nottinghamshire)
1358:4th (The King's Own Royal)
1256:
466:in September 1812 and the
440:Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
230:
163:("Who shall separate us?")
2868:113th (Royal Highlanders)
2750:106th (Black Musqueteers)
2689:104th (King's Volunteers)
2426:96th (British Musketeers)
2324:92nd (Gordon Highlanders)
2162:84th (York and Lancaster)
2007:77th (Atholl Highlanders)
1842:69th (South Lincolnshire)
1338:
569:in November 1854 and the
486:in February 1814 and the
478:in November 1813 and the
175:French Revolutionary Wars
167:
154:
144:
130:
122:
114:
106:
88:
45:
37:
25:
20:
2952:119th (The Prince's Own)
2903:115th (Prince William's)
2238:88th (Connaught Rangers)
2200:86th (Royal County Down)
1793:64th (2nd Staffordshire)
1538:40th (2nd Somersetshire)
1528:38th (1st Staffordshire)
1413:15th (York, East Riding)
1263:Cannon, Richard (1838).
770:Henry Frederick Campbell
734:Colonels of the Regiment
219:it amalgamated with the
190:Indian Rebellion of 1857
2820:109th (Bombay Infantry)
2801:108th (Madras Infantry)
2523:99th (Jamaica Regiment)
2143:83rd (County of Dublin)
1619:48th (Northamptonshire)
1597:46th (South Devonshire)
1458:24th (2nd Warwickshire)
1393:11th (North Devonshire)
565:in September 1854, the
444:Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
3099:134th (Loyal Limerick)
2716:104th Regiment of Foot
2710:104th (New Brunswick )
1646:50th (The Queen's Own)
1523:37th (North Hampshire)
1493:31st (Huntingdonshire)
1438:20th (East Devonshire)
1428:18th (The Royal Irish)
1343:1st or The Royal Scots
561:and saw action at the
535:
472:Battle of the Pyrenees
450:in April 1812. At the
436:Lines of Torres Vedras
432:
339:
252:
159:
3112:Regimental titles in
2814:109th (Aberdeenshire)
2446:96th Regiment of Foot
2370:94th (Scots Brigade)
1994:76th Regiment of Foot
1747:62nd (Royal American)
1703:57th (West Middlesex)
1488:30th (Cambridgeshire)
1483:29th (Worcestershire)
1423:17th (Leicestershire)
1373:7th (Royal Fusiliers)
529:
500:Battle of Plattsburgh
428:
416:45th Regiment of Foot
330:
243:
221:94th Regiment of Foot
3190:British Army Rangers
1975:75th (Stirlingshire)
1719:60th (De Grangues's)
1518:36th (Herefordshire)
1388:10th (North Lincoln)
807:1874–1879: Gen. Sir
775:1831–1857: Gen. Sir
768:1824–1831: Gen. Sir
761:1819–1824: Gen. Sir
754:1807–1819: Gen. Sir
424:Sir Arthur Wellesley
1811:66th (Pepperrell's)
1774:63rd (West Suffolk)
1708:58th (Rutlandshire)
1688:54th (West Norfolk)
1678:53rd (10th Marines)
1549:42nd (Oglethorpe's)
1513:35th (Royal Sussex)
1473:27th (Inniskilling)
1418:16th (Bedfordshire)
1398:12th (East Suffolk)
1348:2nd (Queen's Royal)
1240:on 10 February 2006
571:Siege of Sevastopol
452:Battle of Salamanca
244:Lieutenant-Colonel
2058:80th (Light Armed)
1693:55th (Westmorland)
1668:52nd (9th Marines)
1651:51st (8th Marines)
1634:50th (7th Marines)
1624:49th (6th Marines)
1614:48th (5th Marines)
1592:46th (3rd Marines)
1582:45th (2nd Marines)
1572:44th (1st Marines)
1561:43rd (Spotswood's)
1533:39th (Dorsetshire)
1383:9th (East Norfolk)
727:Hans Garrett Moore
567:Battle of Inkerman
536:
488:Battle of Toulouse
480:Battle of the Nive
474:in July 1813, the
404:Battle of Talavera
396:Jean-de-Dieu Soult
379:in November 1807.
340:
253:
32:Regimental Colours
3135:Connaught Rangers
3122:
3121:
3029:124th (Waterford)
3022:124th (1762-1763)
3015:123rd (1794-1796)
3008:123rd (1762-1764)
3001:122nd (1794-1796)
2994:122nd (1762-1764)
2987:121st (1794-1795)
2980:121st (1761-1763)
2973:120th (1794-1795)
2966:120th (1762-1763)
2959:119th (1794-1796)
2945:118th (1794-1795)
2931:117th (1793-1795)
2889:114th (1794-1795)
2875:113th (1794-1795)
2861:112th (1794-1795)
2840:111th (1761-1763)
2833:110th (1794-1795)
2807:109th (1761-1763)
2795:108th (1794-1795)
2788:108th (1760-1763)
2757:106th (1794-1796)
2736:105th (1794-1796)
2696:104th (1782-1783)
2677:103rd (1809-1816)
2630:102nd (1780-1783)
2601:101st (1780-1783)
2561:100th (1780-1784)
1923:73rd (Perthshire)
1698:56th (West Essex)
1683:53rd (Shropshire)
1609:47th (Lancashire)
1577:44th (East Essex)
1508:34th (Cumberland)
1468:26th (Cameronian)
1331:Regiments of foot
1234:"Training Depots"
522:The Victorian era
515:Battle of Sabugal
476:Battle of Nivelle
468:Battle of Vitoria
408:Battle of Bussaco
352:Cape of Good Hope
313:Egyptian Campaign
295:and the siege of
281:Flanders Campaign
269:French Revolution
225:Connaught Rangers
198:
197:
3197:
3106:135th (Limerick)
3092:133rd (Highland)
3085:132nd (Highland)
2938:118th (Invalids)
2924:117th (Invalids)
2910:116th (Invalids)
2594:101st (Highland)
2554:100th (Highland)
2530:99th (1794-1797)
2517:99th (1760-1763)
2502:98th (1804-1816)
2489:98th (1780-1784)
2483:98th (1760-1763)
2473:97th (1816-1818)
2456:97th (1780-1784)
2451:97th (1760-1763)
2433:96th (1803-1816)
2419:96th (1760-1763)
2407:95th (1816-1818)
2394:95th (1794-1796)
2388:95th (1780-1783)
2381:95th (1759-1763)
2359:94th (1780-1783)
2335:93rd (1779-1783)
2329:93rd (1760-1763)
2319:92nd (1793-1795)
2313:92nd (1779-1783)
2295:91st (1793-1795)
2282:91st (1759-1763)
2251:89th (1779-1783)
2232:88th (1779-1783)
2213:87th (1779-1783)
2194:86th (1779-1783)
2187:86th (1759-1763)
2175:85th (1779-1783)
2149:84th (1758-1764)
2123:83rd (1757-1763)
1981:76th (1758–1763)
1955:75th (1758–1763)
1929:74th (1758–1763)
1903:73rd (1758–1763)
1877:72nd (1758–1763)
1853:71st (1758-1763)
1832:68th (Bedford's)
1799:65th (Shirley's)
1759:62nd (Wiltshire)
1742:62nd (Baterau's)
1543:41st (The Welsh)
1378:8th (The King's)
1324:
1317:
1310:
1301:
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1296:
1280:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1245:
1230:
1224:
1221:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1210:
1199:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1188:
1179:. Archived from
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1162:
1159:
1153:
1150:
1144:
1141:
1135:
1132:
1126:
1123:
1117:
1114:
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1099:
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1076:
1073:
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1064:
1058:
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1053:
1042:
1036:
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1027:
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988:
982:
979:
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748:1794–1807: Gen.
742:1793–1794: Gen.
628:Renmore Barracks
620:Cardwell Reforms
583:Indian Rebellion
484:Battle of Orthez
457:Turkish crescent
448:Siege of Badajoz
217:Childers Reforms
207:was an infantry
162:
135:Renmore Barracks
99:
97:
96:
80:
76:
74:
73:
64:
60:
58:
57:
30:
18:
17:
3205:
3204:
3200:
3199:
3198:
3196:
3195:
3194:
3125:
3124:
3123:
3118:
2776:107th 1794-1795
2400:95th (Riflemen)
2244:89th (Highland)
2099:82nd (invalids)
2076:81st (Invalids)
2026:78th (Highland)
1962:75th (Invalids)
1949:74th (Highland)
1936:74th (Invalids)
1917:73rd (Highland)
1910:73rd (Invalids)
1884:72nd (Invalids)
1866:71st (Invalids)
1822:67th (Bolton's)
1787:64th (Draper's)
1764:63rd (American)
1448:22nd (Cheshire)
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647:Napoleonic Wars
640:
618:As part of the
611:and during the
524:
464:Siege of Burgos
373:Río de la Plata
364:Sir Home Popham
325:
323:Napoleonic Wars
291:the capture of
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2240:
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2228:
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2197:
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2178:
2171:
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2159:
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2133:
2126:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2102:
2095:
2090:
2085:
2078:
2073:
2068:
2061:
2054:
2049:
2042:
2034:
2029:
2022:
2015:
2010:
2003:
1996:
1991:
1984:
1977:
1972:
1965:
1958:
1951:
1946:
1939:
1932:
1925:
1920:
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1906:
1899:
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1790:
1783:
1776:
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1756:
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1731:61st (Gooch's)
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1705:
1700:
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1675:
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1355:
1350:
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1077:
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951:Cannon, p. 16
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720:Victoria Cross
718:
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669:Ciudad Rodrigo
665:Fuentes d'Onor
653:Peninsular War
650:
639:
638:Battle honours
636:
613:Anglo-Zulu War
575:City of Galway
563:Battle of Alma
540:Ionian Islands
523:
520:
388:Peninsular War
324:
321:
250:Peninsular War
237:
234:
232:
229:
199:
196:
195:
193:
192:
187:
182:
177:
171:
169:
165:
164:
160:Quis Separabit
156:
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151:
149:The Devils Own
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127:
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120:
119:
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82:
78:United Kingdom
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3103:
3101:
3100:
3096:
3094:
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3089:
3087:
3086:
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3080:
3079:
3075:
3073:
3072:
3068:
3066:
3065:
3061:
3059:
3058:
3054:
3052:
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3033:
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3026:
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3023:
3019:
3017:
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3012:
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3009:
3005:
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2996:
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2907:
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2898:
2897:
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2883:
2879:
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2799:
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2707:
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2660:
2658:
2657:
2653:
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2646:
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2641:
2639:
2638:
2637:102nd (Irish)
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2631:
2627:
2625:
2622:
2620:
2617:
2615:
2614:
2610:
2608:
2607:101st (Irish)
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2500:
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2201:
2198:
2196:
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2184:
2182:
2179:
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2172:
2170:
2169:
2165:
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2160:
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2146:
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2139:
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2134:
2132:
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2127:
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2115:
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2110:
2108:
2107:
2103:
2101:
2100:
2096:
2094:
2091:
2089:
2086:
2084:
2083:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
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2001:
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1872:
1869:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1861:
1857:
1855:
1854:
1850:
1848:
1847:70th (Surrey)
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1838:
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1833:
1830:
1828:
1825:
1823:
1820:
1818:
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1800:
1796:
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1777:
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1767:
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