No regiment has earned a prouder title than the Durhams, that of "The
Faithful Durhams" having been bestowed for devoted service on many
a hard won battlefield and for years of arduous service faithfully
performed. The 1st Battalion (68th Foot) was raised in 1756 by General
John Lambton of the Coldstream Guards, and was soon on active service
on the Continent, followed by active service in the West Indies. For
nine years, the 68th garrisoned Gibraltar, and afterwards took part
in the capture of St. Lucia, 1795, and St. Vincent. In the Peninsula,
it added to its already high reputation, which it has since so well
enhanced on the Continent. The 2nd Battalion (106th Foot) was raised
in India in 1826 by the East India Company as the 2nd Bombay European
Regiment, serving with credit in many actions in India and Persia,
coming to England for the first time in 1871.