The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment,
COMPRISING
1st Batt. (formerly) The 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot.
2nd Batt. ( " ) The 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot; with Militia Battalions.
3rd & 4th Batt. The 3rd Royal Lancashire Militia.
The Royal Crest.
The Red Rose.
The Arms of the City of
Lincoln.
TITLES.
1st Batt.
1740-48. The 47th (4th Marines) Regiment of Foot; disbanded.
1741-51. Colonel John Mordaunt's (or Colonel's name) Regiment of Foot.
1751-82. The 47th Regiment of Foot.
1782-1881. The 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot.
2nd Batt.
1759-63. The 81st (Invalids) Regiment; dispersed as Independent Companies.
1778-83. The 81st (Aberdeen Highlanders) Regiment of Foot; disbanded.
1793-94. The 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment.
1794-1833. The 81st Regiment of Foot.
1833-81. The 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot.
1881 (from). The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion concerned.
1745. Jacobite rising.
1746. Falkirk.
1757-60. Canada.
*1758. Louisbourg (1).
*1759. Quebec (1).
1760. Sillery.
1760. Montreal.
1762. Martinique.
1775-81. America.
1775. Lexington.
1775. Bunker's Hill.
1777. Stillwater.
1796. San Domingo.
1800. Kaffraria.
*1806. Maida (2).
1806. Buenos Ayres.
1807. Monte Video.
1809. Scylla Castle.
1809. Ionian Islands.
*1809. Corunna (2).
1809. Flushing.
*1810-14. Peninsula (1 & 2).
1811. Barrossa.
*1811. Tarifa (1).
1812. Burgos.
*1813. Vittoria (1).
*1813. St. Sebastian (1).
1814. Nive.
1814. Bayonne.
*1826. Ava (1).
*1854. Alma (1).
*1854. Inkerman (1).
*1855. Sevastopol (1).
1857-58. Indian Mutiny.
*1878-79. Afghanistan (2).
*1878. Ali Masjid (2).
1900. South Africa.
Uniform.—Scarlet and White facings (1st Batt.) and Scarlet with Buff facings (2nd Batt.) from formation; both battalions have White facings at present time.
Regimental and other Badges.—"The Red Rose of Lancaster." Also "The King's (or Royal) Crest of England" (which is also the badge of the Duchy of Lancaster, and is said to have been conferred on the 47th when raised in Scotland). Also on some appointments "The Arms of the City of Lincoln."
Nicknames, &c.—"Wolfe's Own" (of the 47th at Quebec—the black worm in the gold lace, as now worn, is in memory of the Hero of Quebec). "The Cauliflowers" (of the 47th, in allusion to its white facings, an unusual colour when the corps was raised). "The Lancashire Lads" (also of the 47th—from its county title).
Notes.—This is the only regiment entitled "Loyal," but the term was originally applied, not to the Lancashire, but to the Lincoln battalion. When raised the Lincoln Militia volunteered in a body.
Bibliography.—Historical Record of The 81st Regiment, or Loyal Lincoln Volunteers. 1793-1872. [Gibraltar, 1872.]