| Brief History of The King's Regiment's 1685 - 1816 | |||||
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| Musketeer Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment 1685. |
Grenadier 8th or The King's Regiment 1751 |
Grenadier 63rd Regiment 1768 |
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| The Stuart colours are brought out in the yellow facings to the red coat. Note also the yellow ribbon on the felt hat, knee-breeches and shoes. Each cuff has four large buttons, and the flap pockets two smaller ones. The wooden cartridge-cases also hang down the back to make twelve in all. Note the canvas ball-bag and polished wooden powder flask hanging below the right arm. | The royal blue facings were authorised in 1751, and a wavy blue strip on the white lace has been replaced by a yellow edging. The top of the waistcoat is worn unbuttoned. The motto `Nec Aspera Terrent' appears on the cap, the back of which is red. The wearing of the White Horse badge dates from 1716, being granted by George I, the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain. | The facings authorised were dark green with white lace. The grenadier cap is mitre-shaped but covered in bearskin. On the back of the cap is a circular red cloth patch bearing a white grenade and `63'. The front plate is black metal embellished in white. The coat buttons are cast pewter with `63' on an eight-pointed star. The musket is the 1764 pattern Long Land Musket. | |||
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| Officer 8th or The King's Regiment 1792. |
Private Line Company 63rd Regiment 1792. |
Officer 96th Queen's Own (Royal) Regiment 1816. |
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| On the front facings of the coat there are ten gold loops and four on each cuff. Note also the red piping on the collar. All buttons are gilt, in the centre the White Horse, with the Crown above and `8' below, surrounded by the Garter. The gaiters button at the top with six bone buttons. The cross-belt plate is gilt, bearing the Garter and Crown within the centre, the White Horse in silver. | The dark green regimental facings on the coat from the collar to waist are 3 inches wide, with ten white loops. The buttons are white metal embossed (same design as Grenadier). The white duck trousers button on the outside of the knee with four white-bone buttons (also used on gaiters). The brass cross-belt plate has `63' within the Garter and Crown. | The blue facings and silver lace were authorised when the Regiment received its new title during the Peninsular war. The capture of the `Invincibles' standard is commemorated on the buttons, cross-belt and chaco plate, on all of which appears a Sphinx with a French flag over the left shoulder. The chaco plate is silver, mounted on gold lace with crimson line. | |||
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