The Oxfordshire Light Infantry,
COMPRISING
1st Batt. (formerly) The 43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment.
2nd Batt. ( " ) The 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Regiment; with Militia Battalions.
3rd Batt. The Royal Bucks Militia.
4th Batt. The Oxford Militia.
The United Red and White Rose. The Button.
TITLES.
1st Batt.
1741-51. Colonel Thomas Fowkes' (or successive Colonels') Regiment of Foot.
1751-82. The 43rd Regiment of Foot.
1782-1803. The 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot.
1803-81. The 43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment.
2nd Batt.
1755-57. The 54th Regiment of Foot.
1757-82. The 52nd Regiment of Foot.
1782-1803. The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot.
1803-81. The 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Regiment.
1881 (from). The Oxfordshire Light Infantry.
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion concerned.
1759-60. Canada.
*1759. Quebec (1).
1760. Sillery.
1760. Montreal.
1762. Martinique.
1762. Havannah.
1775-82. America.
1775. Lexington.
1775. Bunker's Hill.
1776. Brooklyn.
1777. Brandywine.
1778. Freehold.
*1783. Mysore (2).
*1790-93. Hindoostan (2).
1791. Bangalore.
1791. Savendroog.
1792. Seringapatam.
1793. Pondicherry.
1794. Martinique.
1794. Guadaloupe.
1794. St. Lucia.
1807. Copenhagen.
*1808-14. Peninsula (1 & 2).
*1808. Vimiera (1 & 2).
*1809. Corunna (1 & 2).
1809. Flushing.
1809. Douro.
1809. Talavera.
*1810. Busaco (1 & 2).
1811. Sabugal.
*1811. Fuentes d'Onor (1 & 2).
*1812. Ciudad Rodrigo (1 & 2).
*1812. Badajos (1 & 2).
*1812. Salamanca (1 & 2).
1813. St. Sebastian.
*1813. Vittoria (1 & 2).
*1813. Nivelle (1 & 2).
*1813. Nive (1 & 2).
*1814. Orthes (2).
*1814. Toulouse (1 & 2).
1814-15. Netherlands.
*1815. Waterloo (2).
1815. New Orleans.
*1850-53. South Africa (1).
1857-58. Indian Mutiny.
*1857. Delhi (2).
*1864-66. New Zealand (1).
1900. South Africa.
Uniform.—1st Batt., Scarlet with White facings (from formation). 2nd Batt., Scarlet with Buff facings (till territorialised in 1881, when it came into line with all non-"Royal" regiments, and the facings were changed to White).
Regimental and other Badges.—"The United Red and White Rose" (in Army List). A special badge on various appointments consists of a combination of "A Bugle with Strings," a "Laurel Wreath," and "A Crown" (see Button).
Nickname.—"The Light Bobs" (of the late 43rd).
Notes.—It will be noticed that the two regiments now linked as The Oxfordshire Light Infantry have frequently fought side by side with distinction.
Bibliography.—Historical Records of The 43rd Regiment (Monmouthshire Light Infantry). To 1867. By Sir Richard J. A. Levinge, Bart. [London: Clowes. 1868.]
Historical Record of The 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry). By W. S. Moorsom, late Captain 52nd Light Infantry. [London: Bentley. 1860.]