FOOTNOTES:

[6] Piercy Kirke held the commission of captain-lieutenant of the Earl of Oxford's troop in the royal regiment of horse guards, at the time he was appointed lieut.-colonel of this regiment, and for several months afterwards.

[7] The first Tangier regiment was raised in 1661, and is now the second, or queen's royal regiment of foot.

[8] The expense of equipping the regiment was estimated at the following rates.

Clothing.Appointments.
£.s.d.£.s.d.
Coat and breeches1160Waist belts046
Serjeant's ditto4100Swords046
Hats070Pikemen's Swords050
Serjeant's ditto0150Grenadier hangers066
Grenadier caps096Serjeant's Swords0100
Neckcloths010Collars or Bandaliers056
Serjeant's ditto020Cartouch boxes026
Shirts036Match boxes010
Serjeant's shirt060Grenade bags060
Shoes, per pair046Knapsacks016
Stockings, per pair020
Serjeant's ditto060
Sashes for the Pikemen026

[9] The usual charge for regimental colours, was from £6 to £10 each.

[10]

James R.

For £206 5s. 6d. to Thomas Holford for Ten Colours for The Queen's Regiment of Foot.

"Our will and pleasure is, That out of such moneys as shall come into your hands for the pay and contingent uses of Our guards and garrisons, you pay to Thomas Holford the sum of Two Hundred and Six Pounds Five Shillings and Six Pence, for Ten Colours made and provided by him for Our dearest Consort, The Queen's Regiment of Foot, and for so doing this, together with the acquittance of the said Thomas Holford, shall be your warrant and discharge.

"Given at Our Court at Windsor this 21st day of August 1686.

"By His Majesty's command,

"To Our Trusty and well-beloved }
Cousin and Councillor Richard }
Earl of Ranelagh, Our Pay- } "W. Blathwayt."
master-General, }
&c. &c. &c. }

[11]

Third troop of life guards; disbanded in 1746.
Queen's horse; now first dragoon guards.
M. G. Warden's horse; disbanded in 1690.
Queen's dragoons; now third light dragoons.
Royals; now first foot.
Queen Dowager's; now second foot.
Queen Consort's; now fourth foot.

[12] The following corps were sent to England on this occasion:—

First troop of life guards; now first regiment of life guards.
Count De Schomberg's horse; now seventh dragoon guards.
Royal Dragoons; now first, or royal dragoons.
The Queen's regiment of foot; now fourth, or King's Own.
Hastings'; now thirteenth foot.

[13] The Earl of Marlborough's force consisted of the following corps:—

The Queen's regiment; now fourth, or King's Own.
Royal fusiliers; now seventh foot.
Princess Anne's; now eighth foot.
Hastings'; now thirteenth foot.
Hales's, afterwards disbanded.
Sir David Collier's, ditto.
Fitz-patrick's, ditto.
100 men of the Duke of Bolton's, ditto.
200 of the Earl of Monmouth's, ditto.
Lord Torrington's marine regiment, ditto.
Lord Pembroke's, ditto.

[14] On the accession of Queen Anne, the eighth foot, which had been designated the Princess Anne's regiment from the time of its formation in 1685, obtained the title of the Queen's regiment, the Fourth also continued to be distinguished by the same title; and during this reign two regiments were designated Queen's regiments.

[15] Vide the Historical Record of the Third Foot, or Buffs.

[16] The embarkation return of the regiment is preserved among the Harleian MSS. No. 7025.

[17] The six regiments of marines were:—

Colonel Thomas Saunderson's; now thirtieth foot.
Colonel George Villiers'; now thirty-first foot.
Colonel Edward Fox's; now thirty-second foot.
Colonel Harry Mordaunt's; disbanded.
Colonel Henry Holt's; disbanded.
Colonel Viscount Shannon's; disbanded.

The six regiments of foot for sea service were:—

Colonel Ventris Columbine's; now sixth foot.
Colonel Thomas Earl's; now nineteenth foot.
Colonel Gustavus Hamilton's; now twentieth foot.
Colonel Lord Lucas's; now thirty-fourth foot.
Colonel Earl of Donegal's; now thirty-fifth foot.
Colonel Lord Charlemont's; now thirty-sixth foot.

[18] The grenadiers, on their institution in 1678, wore fur caps with high crowns; these were soon afterwards replaced by leather caps covered with cloth and ornamented with regimental devices, which were continued until the adoption of bear skin caps in the reign of George III.

[19] Boyer's Annals of Queen Anne.

[20] In some accounts this officer's name is stated to be Fish, in others Fisher.

[21] The following regiments were employed on this expedition, viz.:—

Kirke's regiment,now second foot.
The Queen's""fourth foot.
Hill's""eleventh foot.
Desney's""thirty-sixth foot.
Windress's""thirty-seventh foot.
Clayton's"disbanded in 1712.
Kane's"" 1713.
Churchill's Marines"
Walton's}North American militia, joined the expedition at Boston.
Vetch's

[22] "The behaviour of the officers in general was very brave, nor are some regiments unworthy of great praise; viz., Barrell's (King's Own), Price's, and some others."—General Advertizer.

"The regiments which distinguished themselves were Barrell's (King's Own) and Ligonier's foot."—Ibid.

[23] "General Barrell's regiment (the King's Own) gained the greatest reputation imaginable at the late engagement, the best of the clans having made their strongest efforts to break them, but without effect; for the old Tangiereenes bravely repulsed those boasters with a dreadful slaughter, and convinced them that their broad sword and target are unequal to the musket and bayonet when in the hands of veterans who are determined to use them. After the battle there was not a bayonet of this regiment but was either bloody or bent."

"The battle was so desperate that the soldiers' bayonets were stained with blood to the muzzles of their musquets."

"There was scarce an officer or soldier of Barrell's (King's Own) and that part of Munro's (now thirty-seventh) which engaged, who did not kill one or two men each with their bayonets," &c.—Particulars of the Battle of Culloden published at the time.

[24] The exact time when the regiment obtained the Lion of England for its badge has not been ascertained. A tradition has long existed in the corps that it was conferred by King William III., in consequence of its being the first corps which joined him after he landed at Torbay, in November, 1688; but on searching the details of the events which occurred at that period, it appears that this was not the first regiment which joined his Majesty; that only the colonel, lieut.-colonel, a few other officers, and about thirty soldiers, joined King William; and that the regiment adhered to King James until he vacated the throne. It is probable, however, that this distinguished badge was conferred by King William III. for the attachment which the regiment evinced to his person and government and to the protestant cause.

[25] Beatson's Naval and Military Memoirs.

[26] Return of regiments in garrison at Minorca, 1756—

Key:
A = Officers
B = Serjeants
C = Corporals
D = Drummers
E = Privates
F = Killed
G = Wounded
H = Died

Corps.Strength at the
commencement of
the siege.		Loss.
During
the siege.		At the
general
assault.
ABCDEFGHFG
Fourth, or King's Own252827186161468877
Twenty-third, or Royal Welsh Fusiliers242426176151983797
Twenty-fourth Regiment252327166236616..7
Thirty-fourth Regiment262929196501277913
Total10010410970250451289301724

Officers Killed.

Fourth, or King's Own, --Lieut. Whitehead.
Thirty-fourth regiment,--Captain Hobby.
" " Lieut. Armstrong.

Officers Wounded.

Twenty-third regiment, --Lieut. Young.
Twenty-fourth regiment,--Major Godfrey.
" " Lieut. Francis.
Thirty-fourth regiment,--Capt. Sir Hugh Williams.
Engineer,--Major Cunningham.

[27] "Major-General Grant crossed the ford with the Fourth and fifth regiments, and the Fourth Regiment, passing the ford first, drove the enemy from an entrenchment and battery, and took from them three brass field-pieces and a 5½ inch howitzer."—London Gazette.

[28] London Gazette.

[29] The effectives of the British army in 1803 were as follows:—

In Great
Britain.		In Ireland.On
Foreign
Stations.		Total.
Cavalry10,4363,4662,26316,165
Artillery and engineers9,0002,0003,00014,000
Foot guards6,916.. .. 6,916
Infantry of the line44,98121,79042,951109,722
Militia66,18918,508.. 84,697
137,52245,76448,214231,500
Yeomanry and volunteers:—
Cavalry29,00010,000.. 39,000
Artillery7,000.. .. 7,000
Infantry290,00065,000.. 355,000
General Total463,522120,76448,214632,500

The above numbers of "Fighting men" are exclusive of the Royal Navy and Marines.

[30]

A "Horse Guards, 5th September, 1804.

"My dear Lord,

"I have been so extremely occupied since my return from my tour through the southern district that I have never been able, till this day, to write to you, and to express to you, in the warmest manner possible, the thorough satisfaction I experienced at the appearance and state of discipline of the King's Own regiment, which does the highest credit to the commanding officer, and every individual in it. I beg your lordship to convey these sentiments from me to the regiment, and at the same time to be assured that I shall, in consequence, recommend to his Majesty to allow a greater promotion to take place in the King's Own upon the present occasion, than has been allowed to other regiments, the fifty-second excepted. I shall therefore be happy to receive any recommendations that your lordship may think proper to make."

(Signed) "Frederick."

"To Lieut.-General the Earl of Chatham.

"Lieut.-General the Earl of Chatham has the greatest pleasure in communicating to the King's Own regiment the distinguished approbation which his Royal Highness the commander-in-chief has been pleased to convey to him of their soldierlike appearance and high state of discipline when his Royal Highness lately saw them at Shorncliffe camp. Lord Chatham desires to offer his particular thanks to Lieut.-Colonel Brinley, as well as to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, for their conduct and unremitted exertions, so well attested by the superior appearance of the regiment, and he trusts that a perseverance in the same exemplary conduct, will ensure to them a continuance of his Royal Highness's favourable opinion.

"Lord Chatham assures the regiment that it is with the warmest satisfaction he has seen a corps, whose zeal and whose bravery it has been his good fortune to witness in the field, attain that degree of discipline, correctness, and precision, which when combined must ever render British soldiers invincible."

[31] After dinner Colonel Brinley was addressed by Major Dales as follows:—

"The King's Own have directed me to inform you that, while they rejoice at your promotion, they feel much distressed at parting with an officer whose whole time has been so zealously and successfully employed for the general welfare of the corps. It is their intention to beg your acceptance of a small mark of their universal esteem, and it naturally suggested itself to them that a SWORD was the most appropriate token; and, while it will keep alive your attachment to them, opportunities will probably occur when it will be drawn in defence of the best of Kings and best of governments."

To which the colonel replied:—"I beg leave to express in the warmest terms, how much I feel the marked attention showed me by this very elegant entertainment. I return you a thousand thanks for the testimony of your attachment, esteem, and regard, manifested by the proposed present of a superb sword, which I shall wear with pride, and I hope with honour to the end of my life. To your assistance alone, during the three years I have had the honour to command you, am I indebted for enabling me to bring the King's Own regiment to its present state of perfection; and I attribute the recent mark of favour which his Majesty has been graciously pleased to confer on me, to your generous aid."

[32] In 1808 the officers' lace, epaulettes, and buttons, were directed to be changed from silver to gold.

[33] Lieut.-General Leith was wounded during the action, when Major-General Pringle assumed the command of the fifth division, and Lieut.-Colonel Brooke that of the brigade.

[34] Brevet Major John Wynne Fletcher was senior captain of the regiment, in which he had served most zealously twenty-five years, and he was sincerely lamented by his brother officers. He was aide-de-camp to Lieut.-General Sir Henry Warde, K.C.B., commander of the forces in the Windward and Leeward Islands, who followed his remains to the grave, and directed a marble tablet, with the following inscription, to be placed in the church at Bridgetown;—

SACRED TO THE MEMORY
of a good Christian, a gallant soldier, and an honest man,
in life beloved and in death lamented.
Near this spot rest the mortal remains of Brevet Major
JOHN WYNNE FLETCHER,
Captain in the Fourth, or the King's Own Regiment of Foot,
And Aide-de-camp to Lieut.-General Sir Henry Warde,
Who departed this life on the 24th of October, 1824,
Aged 39 years.