Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

by Richard Cannon

ERRATA.

[Page 86, line 30],—for “Thansi,” read “Jhansi.”
[Do. line 34],—for “Kurnool,” read “Kurnaul.”

[Page 94, line 24],—for “Captain Charles Campbell (Major of Brigade)” read “Captain Marmaduke George Nixon (Major of Brigade).”

THE THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT

BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR AND APPOINTMENTS

THE MOTTO “PRIMUS IN INDIS,”

TO DENOTE ITS HAVING BEEN THE FIRST KING’S REGIMENT
EMPLOYED IN INDIA;

AND THE WORD “PLASSEY,”

IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS GALLANTRY IN THAT
BATTLE, ON THE 23rd OF JUNE, 1757;

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THE WORD, “GIBRALTAR,”
WITH THE DEVICE OF THE “CASTLE AND KEY,”

AND THE MOTTO, “MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPÉ,”

IN TESTIMONY OF ITS SERVICES DURING THE DEFENCE OF GIBRALTAR,

FROM 1779 TO 1783;

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THE WORDS “ALBUHERA,” “VITTORIA,”
“PYRENEES,” “NIVELLE,” “NIVE,”
“ORTHES,” AND “PENINSULA,”

IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS GALLANTRY IN THE
SEVERAL ACTIONS FOUGHT DURING THE WAR
IN PORTUGAL, SPAIN, AND THE SOUTH
OF FRANCE, FROM 1809 TO 1814;

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AND
THE WORD “MAHARAJPORE,”

IN TESTIMONY OF ITS DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT IN
THAT BATTLE, ON THE 29th OF DECEMBER,
1843.

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THE

THIRTY-NINTH,

OR

THE DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT.

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