REfilMEKT. 



and facincfs oflhc coat, were aflci waido diredk'd to bo made diers, who were cafdy ditlmmiillii-ij by their caj);. (Jiy a 



of a corrcfpondiiig colour. When other regiments allumed regiJation in 1800, all the regiments of the line, as well Ji 



this part of their appointment, the third acquired tlie name the guards, are to wear a kind of caps,) Tl)c officers ir 



of the " Old Buffs." This regiment has the exclufive pri- thefe regiments never carried fpontoons, 23 the otlicrs did, 



i; of marcliing through the city of London by heal of till the late change, but had fufils, like the officers of the 



I. Its uniform is red, with buff facings ; buff waifl- (lank companies throughout the army. The other regi- 



vitcg 



drum 



coats and breeches. The jifl regiment, which lias the fame 



uniform, is commonly called the " Young BufTs." 



The fourth, or king's own regiment of foot, was raifed 

 in the year 1680, by Thomas earl of Plymouth. This 

 regiment was the firll that joined king William, on his land- 

 at Torbay ; on which occafion his majelly honoured it 



ing 



dircftid it 



witli tlie title of the king's own regiment ; am 

 to bear in its colours the lion of England, which Hill con- 

 tinues the badge of the regiment, and is worn 011 the breall- 

 platc, buttons"; cap, and pouch. The uniform of the regi- 

 ment, at the beginning of the lalt century, was red, faced 

 with blue velvet, and large velvet cuffs, richly embroidered 



witli Told. The prefent uniform is red, with plain blue captain, one lieutenant, one cornet, one qnarter-maiker, fou 

 facings, filver buttons and epaulet, white waiflcoat and ferjeants, four corporals, one trumpeter, and feventy-one rank 



mcnts of fulilecrs have fi-cond lieutenants, inftcad of enfign.. 

 This regiment is peculiar In having none but llril lieutenantt, 

 under the field-officers and captains. The uniform is royal 

 blue facings, willi white lace, and a blue flripe. Tiie 8tii, 

 l8th, 2 ill, 23d, 42d, and 60th regiments have alfo blue 

 or royal facings, but different lace. 



The lirll, or king's regiment of dragoon-guards, v.a: 

 railed and entered on the > flablifllment on tlie 6th of June 

 1 68 J. The cflabliflimcnt of this regiment, called, during il^ 

 ferviees in Germany in the courfe of the feven years' war, 

 " Bland's dragoons," trom the name of the officer who was 

 tlien at the lieadof it, is ten troops, each confiiling of one 



breeclies. On the epaulet, buttons, and breafl-plate, are 

 ihc crown and garter, and round the latter " The King's 

 own Infantry." In the centre is the lion of England, and 

 under it the number iv in fmall Roman figures. 



The fifth regiment of foot was raifed by James II. ; but 

 it followed the" fortunes of the prince of Orange. Wiien 

 the 4th, 5th, and 6th regiments were firfl raifed, they 



and file. The average height of the men is 5 feet 10 inches ; 

 of tlie horfes, 15 hands li incli. The uniform of the officers 

 is fcarlet and gold lace, blue cuffs and collar ; no facings 

 on the ordinary uniform. The uniform of the troopers, X'ed 

 jacket, faced half-lappel, blue, white lace, buttons marked 

 K. D. G. The ferjcants wear gold lace. The fecond, or 

 queen's dragoon-guards, is one of the eight cavalry regi- 



were not placed upon the Britifh cllablifhment, but fent by ments raifed in 1685, the fecond year after the acceflion of 



James 11. for the fervice of the ilatcs-general. On the ab- king James II. to tlie throne. Five of thefe remain on the 



dication of that monarch, and the fubfequent eleftion of Englifh ellablifhment, and three on the Irifh : of the former 



William, prince of Orange, they were numbered and taken five, three are diff inguifhed as " Dragoon-guards," the other 



into the Une, according to the periods at which they landed two as " Dragoons ;" the firfl of which is denominated " the 



from Holland. Thus the 4th, which had originally been king's own regiment." The uniform of the officers red, 



raifed after the 5th, arrived in England before it, and took faced witli black velvet and filver lace ; and that of the 



precedence. The 6th, which had been levied before the troopers red jacket, black collar and cuffs, royal lace, white 



cth, returned at a later period than either, and was confe- buttons, marked Q. D. G. The ferjeants wear filver lace, 



quently placed according to that date. The 5th regiment The third, or prince of Wales's dragoon-guards, is the laft 



has been augmented to two battalions, by drafts from the of the three regiments dillinguiflied as dragoon- guards upon 



militia ; its uniform gofling green facings. The 24th, the Britifli efiablifhment. The uniform is fcarlet, faced 



c.ith, and 69th regiments arc alfo faced with light green. with white, and yellow buttons. The fourth, or royal Irifh 



The fixth reo-iment of foot derives its origin from the regiment of dragoon-guards, was raifed, with feven others of 



but it had previoufly ferved under the three firfl princes of upon the lame eflabhfliment, it was, in the year 1788, 

 Orant;e. "This was one of the three regiments intended, on upon a new one, and called "Dragoon-guards," nun 

 their Kirmation, to fervc in Holland ; and, therefore, it was 



paid by the Dutch republic. It came over to this country 

 with king William, at the revolution in 1688, and was in- 

 corporated in our military eftablifliment, being numbered as 

 the 6th in the Britifh line. Its uniform is deep yellow 

 facings, white lace, with yellow and red ftripes. The 9th, 

 loth, I2th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 25th, 26th, 28th 



pat 

 mber- 

 ing on to feven ; fo that the fourth of horfe, formerly fo 

 called, is now the feventh dragoon-guards. The uni- 

 forin is royal, with filver lace. The fifth regiment of dragoon- 

 guards, commonly called the " Green Horfe," was origi- 

 nally the fecond of horfe, and raifed in England in the reign 

 of icing James II., in the month of July 1685. It was at 

 that time put upon the regular Britifh cflablilliment. It 



29th, 30th, 34th, 35th, 37th, 38th, 44th, 46th, 57th, went over with king William to Ireland in 1689, and re 



62d, and 67th regiments have alfo yellow facings and white 

 lace ; and are diftinguiflied from each other by the variations 

 of the llripes, the tinge of the colour, &c. 



Tfie feventh regiment of foot, or " Royal Fufileers," 

 was raifed, with nine others of infantry, and eight of ca^ 



innined more than 100 years upon the Irifh eftablifhment. It 

 is now on the Englifh efiablifhment ; and confifts of nine 

 troops, of the fame Itrength with thofe of the fourth regiment 

 of dragoon-guards ; each troop confifting of one quarter- 

 mailer, four ferjeants, four corporals, one trumpeter, and 



valry, undei- James II., in the year 1685, three years before feventy-one privates. The unifo-m of the regiment is green 



bis abdication. As a fufileer regiment, the men wear caps, " ' /- . /^ 



fimilar to thofe of the grenadiers, but fomcwhat fliorter. 

 In all other refpe(Ss they are drcffcd and appointed as the 

 foldiers of other battalions. Three years after this, another 

 regiment was raifed, iindcr tlie denomination of " Royal 

 Welfh Fufileers." This partiality for cap regiments is faid 

 to have been caufcd by the celebrity of tlic Britifli grena- 



facings with gold lace for the officers, and yellow for the 

 private men. The height of thefe men is in general from 5 

 feet 8 inches to 6 feet. The firft, or royal regiment of dra- 

 goons, was raifed for the fervice of Charles II. in 1683. 

 Their badge is a horfe-flioe, inclofing ift d., encircled with 

 a wreath of laurels ; the regiment confifts of nine troops, of 

 the ufual number. The colour of the liorfes is black. The 

 I fecond, 



