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

THE

FIFTH REGIMENT OF FOOT,

OR

NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS,

BEARS ON ITS COLOURS

"ST. GEORGE and the DRAGON,"

WITH THE MOTTO,

"QUO FATA VOCANT,"

AND THE FOLLOWING DISTINCTIONS:

"Wilhelmsthal" —"Roleia" —"Vimiera" —"Corunna" —"Busaco" —"Ciudad Rodrigo" —"Badajoz" —"Salamanca" —"Vittoria" —"Nivelle" —"Orthes" —"Toulouse" —"Peninsula."