(Record Office, Warwick.)
The Dragon, superscribed "China."
"St. Lucia, 1778," "Egmont-op-Zee," "Copenhagen," "Douro," "Talavera," "Albuhera," "Queenstown," "Vittoria," "Pyrenees," "Nivelle," "Nive," "Orthes," "Peninsula," "Alma," "Inkerman," "Sevastopol," "Kandahar, 1880," "Afghanistan, 1879-80," "Egypt, 1882," "Tofrek," "Suakin, 1885," "South Africa, 1899-1902."
Uniform, Scarlet.
Facings, Blue.
Head-dress, Helmet.
Cap, Blue, with scarlet band.
Regimental March, "Dashing White Sergeant."
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES'S (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
The 1st Battalion (49th Foot) was raised in 1714, and had nearly eighty years West Indian and American service. On returning, the regiment was employed in subduing the mutiny in the Navy at the Nore, and then as Marines took part in the naval battle of Copenhagen. In 1803 the regiment again went to America, taking part in the operations against the United States. Active service in South Africa, China, and the Crimea added further to the good name of the regiment, the title "Royal" being bestowed for conspicuous gallantry at the action of Tofrek in the Sudan in 1885. The 2nd Battalion (66th Foot) was raised in 1755, and has an equally glorious record, being in 1814-16 reputed to be the finest and best disciplined regiment in Bengal. In the Afghan War the regiment fought at Maiwand, where their heroic stand, while suffering fearful losses, is remembered with pride in the Army.