The South Wales Borderers,
COMPRISING
1st & 2nd Batts. (formerly) The 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment; with Militia Batts.
3rd Batt. The Royal South Wales Borderers Militia.
4th Batt. The Royal Montgomery Militia.
The Sphinx.
The Welsh Dragon and Laurel Wreath.
TITLES.
1689-1751. Col. Sir Edward Dering's [or its Colonel's name] Regiment of Foot (amongst these were Marlborough in 1702 until transferred to the Guards).
1751-82. The 24th Regiment of Foot.
1782-18—. The 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot.
1881 (from). The South Wales Borderers.
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
* "Honours" on the Colours.
1690-1. Ireland.
1694. La Hague.
1694. Brest.
1695. Namur.
1697. Brabant.
1702-10. Germany.
1704. Schellenberg.
*1704. Blenheim.
1705. Neer-Hespen.
*1706. Ramilies.
*1708. Oudenarde.
1708. Menin.
1708. Lisle.
*1709. Malplaquet.
1710. Douay.
1741. Carthagena.
1756. Minorca.
1758. Cherbourg.
1759. Guadaloupe.
1760-62. Germany.
1760. Corbach.
1760. Warburg.
1761. Denkern.
1762. Wilhelmstahl.
1776-81. America.
1777. Stillwater.
*1801. Egypt.
1801. Alexandria.
*1806. Cape of Good Hope.
*1809-14. Peninsula.
*1809. Talavera.
*1811. Fuentes d'Onor.
*1812. Salamanca.
1812. Burgos.
*1813. Vittoria.
1813. St. Sebastian.
*1813. Pyrenees.
*1813. Nivelle.
*1814. Orthes.
1814. Toulouse.
1814-15. Nepaul.
*1848-49. Punjaub.
*1849. Chillianwallah.
*1849. Goojerat.
1857-58. Indian Mutiny.
*1877-79. South Africa.
*1885-87. Burma.
1900. South Africa.
Uniform.—Scarlet and Green facings (till 1881): Scarlet and White facings (from 1881).
Regimental and other Badges.—"The Sphinx," for "Egypt" (1801). Also "The Welsh Dragon" within a Laurel Wreath.
Nickname.—"Howard's Greens" (from 1717 till 1737, during which period its Colonel's name was Howard and its facings Green). Also (as with the Leicestershires—the 17th) "The Bengal Tigers" (having seen much service in India).
Bibliography.—Rambling Reminiscences of the Punjab Campaign, 1848-49; with a brief History of the 24th Regiment from 1689-1889. By Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew John Macpherson. [Chatham: Mackay. 1889.]
Historical Records of The 24th Regiment. 1689-1892. With numerous coloured and other illustrations. Edited by Colonel George Paton, late 24th Regimental District; Colonel Farquhar Glennie, late 24th Foot; and Colonel William Penn Symons, late 24th Foot. [Devonport: Swiss. 1892.]