It captured seventeen Standards at the Battle of Hyderabad, 1843.
It was nicknamed “The Two Twos”; also, in 1795, “The Red Knights,” from its being served out with red jackets, waistcoats, and breeches instead of the proper clothing.
TWENTY-THIRD FOOT.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | |||
| Uniform. | Facings. | ||||
| Colonel Lord Herbert’s Regiment of Foot. 1688–1689 (Its Colonel’s name). 1689–1714 The Prince of Wales’s Own Royal Welsh Fuziliers. 1714–1727 The Royal Welsh Fuziliers. 1727–1751 23rd Royal Welsh Fuziliers. 1751—— | Scarlet, 1688—. | Blue, in 1742—. | Boyne, 1690. Aughrim, 1691. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1692–1697. Liege, 1702. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Neer-Hespen, 1705. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Malplaquet, 1709. Douay, 1710. Bouchain, 1711. Germany, 1702–1712. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Minorca, 1756. Cherbourg, 1758. | Minden, 1759. Warbourg, 1760. Campen, 1760. Germany, 1758–1762. Lexington, 1775. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Freehold, 1778. Camden, 1780. Guildford, 1781. America, 1775–1781. Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Aboukir, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Copenhagen, 1807. | Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Martinique, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Badajos, 1812. Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nivelle, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Lucknow, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1857–58. Ashantee, 1874. |
The Regiment was raised in Wales.
It received its Title in 1714 in honour of the Prince of Wales.
It bears “The Plume of the Prince of Wales” with “The Rising Sun” and “The Red Dragon”; also “The White Horse” with the motto “Nec aspera terrent”; also “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.
Its officers wear “The Flash” which represents the ribbon of the old queue.
It is not known if its facings were always Blue.
It is nicknamed “The Nanny Goats,” and “The Royal Goats,” from its custom of having a Goat as a Regimental pet.