Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

by Richard Cannon

1853.

ERRATA.

[Page 86, line 30],—for “Thansi,” read “Jhansi.”
[Do. line 34],—for “Kurnool,” read “Kurnaul.”

[Page 94, line 24],—for “Captain Charles Campbell (Major of Brigade)” read “Captain Marmaduke George Nixon (Major of Brigade).”

THE THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT

BEARS ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR AND APPOINTMENTS

THE MOTTO “PRIMUS IN INDIS,”

TO DENOTE ITS HAVING BEEN THE FIRST KING’S REGIMENT
EMPLOYED IN INDIA;

AND THE WORD “PLASSEY,”

IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS GALLANTRY IN THAT
BATTLE, ON THE 23rd OF JUNE, 1757;