Historical Record of the Fifth Regiment of Foot, or Northumberland Fusiliers / Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1837

by Richard Cannon

"To Captain Spence, Fifth Foot."

[45] The Fifth regiment for many years carried a small green silk banner, inscribed with the badge, motto, number, and designation of the corps, at the head of the regiment, amidst the corps of band and drummers. This distinction is supposed to have originated from the battle of Wilhelmsthal, where the regiment took the colours of the French grenadiers—as stated at [page 34].

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SUCCESSION OF COLONELS

OF THE

FIFTH REGIMENT OF FOOT,

OR

NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS.

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