[CHAPTER XXII]
BATTLE HONOURS FOR SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1806-1879.
Cape of Good Hope, 1806—South Africa, 1835—South Africa, 1846-47—South Africa, 1851-1853—South Africa, 1877-1879.
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Cape of Good Hope, 1806.
This distinction has been conferred on the following regiments:
South Wales Borderers.
East Lancashire.
Highland Light Infantry.
Seaforth Highlanders.
Royal Irish Rifles.
Sutherland Highlanders.
Before touching on the capture of the Cape in 1804, it will be advisable briefly to allude to the previous capture in 1795.