The regiments of the British Army, chronologically arranged

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ROYAL ENGINEERS.

Titles.	Colour of		Campaigns, Battles, &c.
	Uniform.	Facings.
The Soldier Artificer Company. 1772–1787 The Royal Military Artificers. 1787–1813 The Royal Sappers and Miners. 1813–1856 Royal Engineers. 1856——	Scarlet, 1772–1787. Blue, 1787–1813. Scarlet, 1813—.	Orange, 1772–1787. Black, 1787–1813. Blue, 1813—.	The Corps representing many Regiments, its services are too numerous to be recorded.

It bears the Royal Arms and Supporters with a Cannon, and the mottoes “Ubique” over the gun, and “Quo fas et gloria ducunt” below it.

The East India Company’s Engineers were absorbed into the Corps in 1858.

It is nicknamed “the Mudlarks.”