Nickname.—"The Mudlarks"; "The Measurers"; "The Flying Bricklayers" (of the mounted contingent).
Notes.—a company of Engineer Militia is attached to the corps: also incorporated (from 1858) the Bengal, Bombay, and Madras Engineers.
Bibliography.—History of the Royal Sappers and Miners. By T. W. J. Connolly. 2 vols. [London: 1855.]
The Royal Engineers. By the Right Hon. Sir Francis B. Head, Bart. [London: Murray. 1869.]
History of the Corps of Royal Engineers. By Whitworth Porter, Major-General, Royal Engineers. 2 vols. [London: Longmans. 1889.]
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THE FOOT GUARDS.]
The Grenadier Guards.
3 Batts.