The East Yorkshire Regiment,
COMPRISING
1st & 2nd Batts. (formerly) The 15th (Yorkshire East Riding) Regiment of Foot; with Militia Batt.
3rd Batt. The East York Militia.
The White Rose and Star.
TITLES.
1685-86. Colonel Sir William Clifton's Regiment.
1686-1751. [Its Colonel's name] Regiment of Foot.
1751-82. The 15th Regiment of Foot.
1782-1881. The 15th (York, East Riding) Regiment of Foot.
1881 (from). The East Yorkshire Regiment.
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
* "Honours" on the Colours.
1694-97. Flanders.
1695. Namur.
1702-12. Germany.
1702. Liége.
1704. Schellenberg.
*1704. Blenheim.
*1706. Ramilies.
*1708. Oudenarde.
1708. Lisle.
1709. Tournay.
*1709. Malplaquet.
1709. Mons.
1710. Douai.
1711. Bouchain.
1741. Carthagena.
1745. Jacobite rising.
1758-60. Canada.
*1758. Louisburg.
*1759. Quebec.
1760. Sillery.
1762. Martinique.
1762. Havannah.
1776-78. America.
1776. Brooklyn.
1777. Brandywine.
1777. Germantown.
1778. St. Lucia.
1794. Martinique.
1794. Guadaloupe.
*1809. Martinique.
*1810. Guadaloupe.
1815. Martinique.
*1879-80. Afghanistan.
Uniform.—Scarlet faced with Yellow (in 1685); Scarlet with White facings (present time).
Regimental Badge.—"The White Rose" (of York).
Nicknames.—"The Snappers," "The Poona Guards."
Notes.—This regiment is specially distinguished for West India service—note its repeated capture of Martinique and Guadaloupe during the campaigns against France.
Bibliography.—Historical Record of the 15th (East Yorkshire) Regiment. 1685-1848. Illustrated. [London: Parker. 1848.]