1849.
[CONCLUSION.]
The foregoing pages contain numerous instances of the valuable qualities of the ROYAL NORTH BRITISH FUSILIERS. The campaigns of King William III., and the victories obtained by the Duke of Marlborough, afforded many opportunities for the TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT to evince its bravery. In subsequent years the battles of Dettingen, Fontenoy, Culloden, and Val, enhanced its former renown;—at the capture of Belle-Isle in 1761 the regiment sustained its previous character;—and the several actions during the American war increased its fame. Its services in Naples and Sicily in 1809 and 1810;—and the arduous duties on which it was employed in America in 1814, gave additional proofs of its capabilities.
The Regimental Record contains also many instances of the expression of commendation by the General Officers, under whose command the Regiment has served, for its activity, discipline, and good conduct, when employed on home or colonial duties, and when occasions have occurred where military force has been required in aid of the Civil Power, and where judgment, temper, and firmness have been the means of subduing the most violent commotions.
These qualities, which have been evinced for the long period of one hundred and seventy years, have rendered the TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT, or THE ROYAL NORTH BRITISH FUSILIERS, an ornament in the British Army, and have acquired the Approbation of the Sovereign and the Confidence of the Country.
TWENTY FIRST,
THE ROYAL NORTH BRITISH FUSILIERS.