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."
The White Rose (of York).
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.]