1688-89. Colonel Lord Herbert's Regiment of Foot.
1689-1714. [Its Colonel's name] Regiment of Foot.
1714-27. The Prince of Wales's Own Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
1727-51. The Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
1751-1881. The 23rd (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot.
1881 (from). The Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
* "Honours" on the Colours.
1690. Boyne.
1691. Aughrim.
1692-97. Flanders.
1695. Namur.
1702-12. Germany.
1702. Liége.
1704. Schellenberg.
*1704. Blenheim.
1705. Neer-Hespen.
*1706. Ramilies.
1708. Wynendale.
*1708. Oudenarde.
1708. Lisle.
*1709. Malplaquet.
1710. Douay.
1711. Bouchain.
1742-48. Flanders.
*1743. Dettingen.
1745. Fontenoy.
1747. Val.
1756. Minorca.
1758. Cherbourg.
1758-62. Germany.
*1759. Minden.
1760. Warbourg.
1760. Campen
1775-81. America.
1775. Lexington.
1775. Bunker's Hill.
1776. Brooklyn.
1777. Brandywine.
1778. Freehold.
1780. Camden.
1781. Guildford.
1792. San Domingo.
1799. Helder.
1799. Crabbendam.
1799. Bergen.
1799. Egmont-op-Zee.
1799. Alkmaer.
1801. Aboukir.
*1801. Egypt.
1801. Alexandria.
1807. Copenhagen.
*1808-14. Peninsula.
*1809. Corunna.
1809. Flushing.
*1809. Martinique.
*1811. Albuera.
*1812. Badajos.
*1812. Salamanca.
1812. Burgos.
*1813. Vittoria.
1813. San Sebastian.
*1813. Pyrenees.
*1813. Nivelle.
*1814. Orthes.
*1814. Toulouse.
1815. Quatre-Bras.
*1815. Waterloo.
1815. Netherlands.
*1854. Alma.
*1854. Inkerman.
*1855. Sevastopol.
1857-58. Indian Mutiny.
*1858. Lucknow.
*1874. Ashantee.
*1885-87. Burma.
1900. South Africa.
UNIFORM.--Scarlet (from 1688, the colour of facings being
unknown, but probably Blue); Scarlet and Blue (from 1742).
REGIMENTAL AND OTHER BADGES.--"The Prince of Wales's Plume," with
"_Ich Dien_." "The Rising Sun." "The Red Dragon." (The two last
are ancient badges of the Princes of Wales.) Also "The White
Horse" (of Hanover), with the Motto, "_Nec aspera terrent_." Also
"The Sphinx" for "Egypt" (1801).
NICKNAMES.--"The Nanny Goats" and "The Royal Goats" (it has a
goat as a regimental pet, which is led with garlanded horns and a
shield at the head of the drums--how the custom arose is unknown).
NOTES.--Raised in Wales. Its officers wear the "flash," a relic
of the old queue. A leek is also worn in the cap on St. David's
Day. Its title in 1714 was bestowed in honour of the Prince of
Wales.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Record of The 23rd, or Royal Welsh
Fusiliers._ 1689-1850. Illustrated. [London: Parker. 1850.]
_Historical Record of The Royal Welsh Fusiliers._ By Major
Rowland Broughton Mainwaring, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Illustrated.
[London: Hatchards. 1889.]
The South Wales Borderers,