It was formerly the second Battalion of the 11th Foot, raised in 1756.
SIXTY-FIFTH FOOT.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | ||
| Uniform. | Facings. | |||
| 65th Foot. 1758–1782 65th Second Yorkshire North Rid=ing. 1782—— | Scarlet, 1758—. | White, 1758—. | Havannah, 1762. Bunker’s Hill, 1775. America, 1775–1781. Gibraltar, 1782. Martinique, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Bhurtpore, 1805. | Mauritius, 1810. Kirkee, 1817. India, 1802–1822. Arabia, 1809. Beni-Boo-Ally, 1821. New Zealand, 1861–1865. |
It was formerly the second Battalion of the 12th Foot, raised in 1756.
It bears “The Royal Tiger” which Badge it received for its services in India and Arabia, 1802–1822.
SIXTY-SIXTH FOOT.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | ||
| Uniform. | Facings. | |||
| 66th Foot. 1758–1782 66th Berkshire. 1782—— | Scarlet, 1758—. | Green, 1758—. | Douro, 1809. Talavera, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Vittoria, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. | Nivelle, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. |
It was formerly the second Battalion of the 19th Foot, raised in 1756, and retained the facings of that Regiment when made the 66th.
SIXTY-SEVENTH FOOT.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | ||
| Uniform. | Facings. | |||
| 67th Foot. 1758–1782 67th South Hampshire. 1782—— | Scarlet, 1758—. | Yellow, 1758—. | Cherbourg, 1758. Belle-Isle, 1761. Barrossa, 1811. Peninsula, 1810–1814. | Asseerghur, 1819. India, 1805–1826. Taku Forts, 1860. Pekin, 1860. |