=1st Batt.=
1741-51. Colonel Thomas Fowkes' (or successive Colonels') Regiment
of Foot.
1751-82. The 43rd Regiment of Foot.
1782-1803. The 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot.
1803-81. The 43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment.
=2nd Batt.=
1755-57. The 54th Regiment of Foot.
1757-82. The 52nd Regiment of Foot.
1782-1803. The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot.
1803-81. The 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Regiment.
1881 (from). The Oxfordshire Light Infantry.
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion
concerned.
1759-60. Canada.
*1759. Quebec (1).
1760. Sillery.
1760. Montreal.
1762. Martinique.
1762. Havannah.
1775-82. America.
1775. Lexington.
1775. Bunker's Hill.
1776. Brooklyn.
1777. Brandywine.
1778. Freehold.
*1783. Mysore (2).
*1790-93. Hindoostan (2).
1791. Bangalore.
1791. Savendroog.
1792. Seringapatam.
1793. Pondicherry.
1794. Martinique.
1794. Guadaloupe.
1794. St. Lucia.
1807. Copenhagen.
*1808-14. Peninsula (1 & 2).
*1808. Vimiera (1 & 2).
*1809. Corunna (1 & 2).
1809. Flushing.
1809. Douro.
1809. Talavera.
*1810. Busaco (1 & 2).
1811. Sabugal.
*1811. Fuentes d'Onor (1 & 2).
*1812. Ciudad Rodrigo (1 & 2).
*1812. Badajos (1 & 2).
*1812. Salamanca (1 & 2).
1813. St. Sebastian.
*1813. Vittoria (1 & 2).
*1813. Nivelle (1 & 2).
*1813. Nive (1 & 2).
*1814. Orthes (2).
*1814. Toulouse (1 & 2).
1814-15. Netherlands.
*1815. Waterloo (2).
1815. New Orleans.
*1850-53. South Africa (1).
1857-58. Indian Mutiny.
*1857. Delhi (2).
*1864-66. New Zealand (1).
1900. South Africa.
UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Scarlet with White facings (from formation).
2nd Batt., Scarlet with Buff facings (till territorialised in
1881, when it came into line with all non-"Royal" regiments, and
the facings were changed to White).
REGIMENTAL AND OTHER BADGES.--"The United Red and White Rose" (in
_Army List_). A special badge on various appointments consists of
a combination of "A Bugle with Strings," a "Laurel Wreath," and
"A Crown" (_see_ Button).
NICKNAME.--"The Light Bobs" (of the late 43rd).
NOTES.--It will be noticed that the two regiments now linked as
The Oxfordshire Light Infantry have frequently fought side by
side with distinction.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Records of The 43rd Regiment
(Monmouthshire Light Infantry). To 1867._ By Sir Richard J. A.
Levinge, Bart. [London: Clowes. 1868.]
_Historical Record of The 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry)._
By W. S. Moorsom, late Captain 52nd Light Infantry. [London:
Bentley. 1860.]
The Essex Regiment,