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THE SIXTY-FIRST,

OR, THE

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT

OF

FOOT,

BEARS ON ITS REGIMENTAL COLOUR THE WORD

“EGYPT,”

WITH THE SPHINX:

ALSO THE WORDS

“TALAVERA,” “SALAMANCA,” “PYRENEES,”

“NIVELLE,” “NIVE,” “ORTHES,”

“TOULOUSE,” “PENINSULA,”

TO COMMEMORATE ITS HEROIC CONDUCT IN THESE ACTIONS.

THE FLANK COMPANIES

ALSO BEAR ON THEIR APPOINTMENTS THE WORD

“MAIDA,”

IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY

AT THE BATTLE OF MAIDA ON

THE 4TH OF JULY,

1806.