GREAT  See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

BRITAIN The full See also:

• DRESS (from the Fr. dresser, to set out, arrange, formed from Lat. directus, arranged, dirigere, to direct, arrange)

dress See also:

• UNIFORMS

uniforms of the See also:

• BRITISH

British service in 1910 had not undergone any See also:

• RADICAL (Lat. radix, a root)

radical See also:

• CHANGE (derived through the Fr. from the Late Lat. cambium, cambiare, to barter; the ultimate derivation is probably from the root which appears in the Gr. «a urmu', to bend)

change since the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army reorganization of 1881 . Many regiments had, however, resumed their See also:

• ORIGINAL

original facings instead of the See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white See also:

• COMMON

common to all non-royal See also:

• ENGLISH

English regiments in the last twenty years of the 19th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . But the Scottish regiments maintained their yellow or yellow-See also:

• BUFF (from Fr. bu.ffie, a buffalo)

buff facings, and the single Irish See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment which is not " royal " (the See also:

• CONNAUGHT
• CONNAUGHT, ARTHUR WILLIAM PATRICK ALBERT, DUKE OF (1850– )

Connaught Rangers) its See also:

• GREEN, A
• GREEN, ALEXANDER HENRY (1832—1896)
• GREEN, DUFF (1791—1875)
• GREEN, JOHN RICHARD (1837—1883)
• GREEN, MATTHEW (1696-1737)
• GREEN, THOMAS HILL (1836-1882)
• GREEN, VALENTINE (1739–1813)
• GREEN, WILLIAM HENRY (.1825–1900)

green . See also:

• RIFLE

Rifle regiments had See also:

• ASTRAKHAN

astrakhan busbies, resembling in shape enlarged " glengarry " caps, with plume and lines . Details in all See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

corps have been changed, rendering the uniforms more handsome . In See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1910 it was announced that the See also:

• CLOTH

cloth See also:

• HELMET (from an obsolete diminutive of O. Fr. helme, mod. heaume; the English word is " helm," as in O. Eng., Dutch and Ger.; all are from the Teutonic base hal-, pre-Teut. kal-, to cover; cf. Lat. celare, to hide, Eng. " hell," &c.)

helmet would be replaced by a shako . See also:

• CAVALRY (Fr. cavalerie, Ger. Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat. caballus, horse)

Cavalry.—See also:

• HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

Household cavalry and dragoons See also:

• WEAR

wear single-breasted tunics with See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold buttons, cuffs pointed with See also:

• AUSTRIAN

Austrian See also:

• KNOT
• KNOT (O.E. cnotta, from a Teutonic stem knutt; cf. " knit," and Ger. knoten)

knot collars and See also:

• SHOULDER (in O.E. sculder, cognate with Ger. Schulter, Dutch schouder, Swed. skuldra, &c; the root is unknown)

shoulder-straps of the facings See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour and white piping on the front and the skirt-flaps . The household cavalry wear See also:

• STEEL, FLORA ANNIE (1847– )

steel cuirasses in See also:

• REVIEW (Fr. revue, from revoir, to see again, Lat. re and videre)

review See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order, and in undress tight-fitting jackets and See also:

• BLUE (common in different forms to most European languages)

blue red-striped overalls . All wear steel or See also:

• BRASS
• BRASS (O. Eng. braes)

brass helmets, with drooping horsehair plumes, except the Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), who have a See also:

• GRENADIER

grenadier bearskin with See also:

• FEATHER (0. Eng. (ether, Ger. Feder, from an Indo-European root seen also in Gr. lrrepov, and aEreo-Oat, to fly)

feather plume . All wear blue pantaloons and See also:

• JACK

jack boots, except the household cavalry, who in full dress wear white See also:

• LEATHER (a word which appears in all Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Leder, Dutch leer or leder, Swed. leder, and in such Celtic forms as Welsh llader)
• LEATHER, ARTIFICIAL

leather breeches and high jack boots reaching above the See also:

• KNEE (O. E. cneow, a word common to Indo-European languages, cf. Ger. Knie, Fr. genou, Span. hinojo, Lat. genu, Gr. ybvv, Sansk. janu)

knee . The stripes on the pantaloons are yellow, (white in . 2nd and 6th See also:

• DRAGOON (Fr. dragon, Ger. Dragoner)

Dragoon See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards), white belts' and slings .

See See also:

• PLATE

Plate II., See also:

• LINE

line I, See also:

• FIGS

figs . 4 and 9 . Lancers (Plate II., line 1, No . 2) wear See also:

• DOUBLE
• DOUBLE (from the Mid. Eng. duble, the form which gives the present pronunciation, through the Old Er. duble, from Lat. duplus, twice as much)

double-breasted tunics with gold buttons, and the front or " plastron,” the See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar See also:

• MARK
• MARK, CARL (1858– )
• MARK, GOSPEL OF ST
• MARK, ST

mark of the lancer, varies in colour with the facings of the regiment . Lancers wear lancer caps (the See also:

• POLISH

Polish czapka) with drooping plumes . Pantaloons are blue, with yellow stripes (white in 17th), boots as in the dragoons . See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

Round the See also:

• WAIST

waist is a See also:

• GIRDLE (O. Eng. gyrdel, from gyrdan, to gird; cf. Ger. Gurtel, Dutch gordel, from giirten and gorden; "gird" and its doublet " girth " together with the other Teutonic cognates have been referred by some to the root ghar—to seize, enclose, seen in Gr. )(s

girdle of yellow and red, and the cap is secured to the See also:

• COLLAR

collar of the See also:

• TUNIC (0. Eng. tunice, tunical, taken, before the Norman con-quest, directly from Lat. tunica, of which the origin is unknown)

tunic by yellow lines . ' The 1st See also:

• LIFE

Life Guards have a red line, the 2nd a blue line, in the pouch See also:

• BELT (a word common to Teutonic languages, the Old Ger. form being bale, from which the Lat. balteus probably derived)
• BELT, THOMAS (1832-1878)

belt . Tunic . Facings . Helmet . Plume .

1st Life Guards See also:

• SCARLET

Scarlet Blue Steel White 2nd Blue Red Red Royal See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

Horse Guards (Blues) . 1st Dragoon Guards (See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King's) . Scarlet See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

Black Brass Black 2nd , White „ 3rd Yellow „ Black and red 4th „ Blue „ White 5th Dark green „ Red and white 6th (Carabineers) . Blue White „ White 7th Scarlet Black Black and white 1st Royal Dragoons „ Blue Steel Black 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) . „ (Bearskin cap) White 6th Inniskilling Dragoons . „ See also:

• PRIMROSE

Primrose Steel 5th Lancers Blue Scarlet Czapka See also:

• TOP (cf. Dan. top, Ger. Topf, also meaning pot)

top . Green Scarlet 9th „ Black Black and white 12th „ „ Scarlet Scarlet 16th „ Scarlet Blue Blue Black 17th „ Blue White White White 21st „ „ See also:

• LIGHT

Light blue Light blue 3rd Hussars Blue Nil See also:

• BUSBY
• BUSBY, RICHARD (16o6-1695)

Busby-bag . White Garter blue 4th „ Yellow Scarlet 7th „ Scarlet White 8th White over red loth „ „ White over black 11th „ See also:

• CRIMSON

Crimson White over crimson 13th „ „ „ White White 14th „ Yellow 15th „ „ „ Scarlet Scarlet 18th „ Blue White over red 19th „ „ White White loth „ Crimson Yellow The undress cap is in all the above blue, with bands of various See also:

• COLOURS, MILITARY

colours, amongst which the most noticeable is the white zigzag on a black background of the Scots Greys . Hussars (Plate I., line 1, figs: i and 3) wear a blue jacket, shorter than the See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary tunic, braided with yellow or gold in front, along the back seams and on the collars and cuffs . They have no shoulder-straps, facings or waist-belt . The 3rd Hussars wear, how-ever, scarlet and the 13th white, collars . The distinctive See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head-dress is the cylindrical busby with an upright feather plume, lines, and a busby-bag on the right See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side .

The pantaloons are blue, except for the 11th Hussars, who wear crimson . Double stripes on the See also:

• TROUSERS

trousers, yellow (white, 13th) . The undress cap is a red peaked cap . See also:

• OFFICERS

Officers' See also:

• HESSIAN

Hessian boots have gold edging and See also:

• BOSS

boss . See also:

• INFANTRY

Infantry.—The uniforms of the four See also:

• FOOT

Foot Guard regiments are distinguished by the cuffs, which have slashed flaps and buttons, by the blue shoulder-straps and by the See also:

• EMBROIDERY (M.E. embrouderie, from O. Fr. embroder, Mod. Fr. broder)

embroidery patches on the collar, See also:

• CUFF

cuff-flaps and skirts, which are analogous to the Garde-Litzen of See also:

• CONTINENTAL

continental armies . The only See also:

• UNIFORM

uniform which could be mistaken for it is the Royal Marine Light Infantry's (Plate IV. line 3 . No . I), which has also slashed flaps, but it has fewer and smaller embroidery patches and See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain collars . All the Guard regiments wear scarlet tunics with blue collars, shoulder-straps and cuffs, bearskin caps, blue trousers with red piping (officers, red stripe) . The regimental distinctions (Plate II., line 2, Nos . 3 and 6) are: Grenadiers—Buttons equally spaced, white plume, red cap-See also:

• BAND

band . See also:

• COLDSTREAM

Coldstream—Buttons spaced in twos. red plume, white cap-band .

Scots—Buttons in threes, no plume, diced red and white cap-band . Irish—Buttons in fours, green plume, green cap-band . All wear in undress the white jacket, which is the old sleeved waistcoat, and peaked cap . The uniforms of the line infantry may be classed as Line, Light, See also:

• FUSILIER

Fusilier, Rifle, See also:

• LOWLAND

Lowland and Highland Scottish . The tunic in the first three is red, with pointed cuffs and collars of the facings colour (blue in Royal regiments, white in English and Welsh, yellow in Scottish, green in Irish, except where the older colours have been revived), red shoulder-straps, gold buttons and white piping, blue trousers with red piping . On the shoulder-strap in the See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank and See also:

• FILE

file is the regimental See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title, on the collar the regimental badge . The line infantry have a dark blue helmet (Plate II., line 2, No . 7), with brass spike and ornaments; the light infantry a dark green helmet of the same See also:

• PATTERN

pattern;' the fusiliers (Plate II., line 2, fig . 4) See also:

• BEAR
• BEAR, BLACK
• BEAR, BROWN
• BEAR, GRIZZLY
• BEAR, ISABELLINE
• BEAR, WHITE

bear or racoon skin cap with hackle plume . In undress all ranks have a blue (green for light infantry) peaked cap, with a black (royal regiments, scarlet, non-royal Irish, green) band . The rifle regiments (Plate II., line 2, No . 8) wear very dark green tunics and trousers without coloured cuffs or collars .

In the King's Royal Rifles the scarlet piping and collar See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form a conspicuous distinction . The head-dress of the rifle regiments is an astrakhan cap with plume (red and black, K.R.R.; dark green and black, K.I.R.; black, Rifle See also:

• BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

Brigade), in undress a dark green peaked cap . The Lowland and Highland Scottish regiments wear a scarlet (Scottish Rifles, green) ' doublet " with See also:

• GAUNTLET (a diminutive of the Fr. gant, glove)

gauntlet cuffs (Plate II., line 2, Nos . 2 and to.) In undress Highland regiments wear the white jacket . Highland regiments wear See also:

• TARTAN (from F. tiretaine, " linsie-wolsie," Sp. tiritana, a kind of woollen cloth, perhaps so called from its thinness and lightness, cf. Sp. tiritar, to tremble with cold)

tartan See also:

• KILT

kilt and See also:

• PLAID (Gael. plaide, Ir. ploid, usually taken to be derived from Gael. peall, sheepskin, Lat. pellis, skin)

plaid and See also:

• SPORRAN (Gaelic sporan, purse, pouch)

sporran (varying with the regiments), diced See also:

• HOSE (a word common to many Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch, hoes, stocking, Ger. Hose, breeches, tights; the ultimate origin is unknown)

hose-tops and white spats, Lowland regiments (also Scottish Rifles, Highland Light Infantry, and all mounted officers) tartan trews . The head-dress of Highland regiments is a " feather See also:

• BONNET
• BONNET, CHARLES (172o–1793)

bonnet "—a loose See also:

• FUR (connected with O. Fr. forre, a sheath or case; so " an outer covering ")

fur cap of peculiar shape with hackle . The Highland Light Infantry wear a small shako with a red and white diced band and See also:

• BALL (in Mid. Eng. bal; the word is probably cognate with " bale," Teutonic in origin, cf. also Lat. falls, and Gr. 7raXXa)
• BALL, JOHN (1585-1640)
• BALL, JOHN (1818-1889)
• BALL, JOHN (d. 1381)
• BALL, SIR ALEXANDER JOHN, BART
• BALL, THOMAS (1819- )

ball . Lowland regiments (except the Royal Scots Fusiliers) wear the See also:

• KILMARNOCK

Kilmarnock bonnet (Plate II., line 2, No . 2) . The Scottish Rifles have a shako with black drooping plume . The undress cap of all Scottish infantry is the " glengarry." The full dress of officers is similar to that of the men, but it is more ornamented (see below for badges of rank) . In all English and Irish regiments clothed in scarlet a crimson waist-See also:

• SASH

sash is worn by officers .

Guards officers on ceremonial occasions wear a gold and crimson sash . On the collar and cuffs there are broad edgings of See also:

• LACE (corresponding to Ital. merletto, trina; Genoese Pizzo; Ger. spitzen; Fr. dentelle; Dutch kanten; Span. encaje; the English word owes something to the Fr. lassis or laces, but both are connected with the earlier Lat. laqueus; early French laces were

lace terminating in the case of the cuffs in a small Austrian knot . The rifle Jacket is of See also:

• HUSSAR

hussar pattern with black embroidery and a black pouch belt (Plate II., line 2, fig . 8.) The Highland officer has a See also:

• SPECIAL

special pattern of See also:

• SWORD (0. Eng. sweord; ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning to wound)

sword; in full dress the See also:

• BASKET

basket-hilted See also:

• CLAYMORE (from the Gaelic claidheamh mar, " great sword ")

claymore (so-called) or a plainer sword decorated with ribbon, on service a plain See also:

• CROSS

cross-hilted sword . He has also a richly decorated See also:

• DIRK

dirk, a broad white See also:

• BALDRIC (from O. Fr. baudrei, O. Ger. balderich, of doubtful origin; cognate with English " belt ")

baldric, and a very full sash over the See also:

• LEFT

left shoulder . Lowland officers have also the shoulder belt and claymore, &c . Royal See also:

• ARTILLERY (the O. Fr. artiller, to equip with engines of war, probably comes from Late Lat. articulum, dim. of ars, art, cf. " engine " from ingenium, or of artus, joint)

Artillery.—The Royal Horse Artillery (Plate II., line 1, fig . 7) wears an old-fashioned hussar uniform, consisting of busby with red bag and white plume, a blue jacket with 18 rows of gold See also:

• BRAID (from the O. Eng. bregdan, to move quickly to and fro, hence to weave)

braid and scarlet collar . Trousers blue with red stripe . The Royal See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

Field and Royal See also:

• GARRISON
• GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD (1805-1879)

Garrison Artillery (Plate II., line 1, No . 8) wear a blue tunic with red collar and gold lace (Austrian knot on the See also:

• SLEEVE (O. Eng. slieve, slyf, a word allied to " slip," cf. Dutch sloof, apron)

sleeve), blue trousers with red stripe, helmet with brass plate and ball See also:

• ORNAMENT (Lat. ornare, to adorn)

ornament, waist-belt and pouch-belt (white for men, gold for officers) . The badge is either a See also:

• GRENADE (from the French word for a pomegranate, from a resemblance in shape to that fruit)

grenade or a See also:

• DEVICE

device of a field See also:

• GUN

gun on its See also:

• CARRIAGE

carriage .

' To be replaced by a shako . Corresponding Corps and their facings in 1815 . (S = See also:

• SILVER

silver lace.) Line Infantry, English and Welsh . See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen's (R . See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West See also:

• SURREY
• SURREY, EARLDOM OF
• SURREY, HENRY HOWARD, EARL OF (1518?-1547)

Surrey) . Buffs (See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East See also:

• KENT
• KENT, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• KENT, JAMES (1763-1847)
• KENT, WILLIAM (1685-1748)

Kent) ... King's Own (R . See also:

• LANCASTER
• LANCASTER, HOUSE OF
• LANCASTER, JOHN OF GAUNT
• LANCASTER, JOSEPH (1778-1838)
• LANCASTER, SIR JAMES (f1. 1591—1618)
• LANCASTER, THOMAS, EARL OF (c. 1277-1322)

Lancaster) Royal See also:

• WARWICKSHIRE

Warwickshire King's See also:

• LIVERPOOL
• LIVERPOOL, EARLS
• LIVERPOOL, EARLS OF

Liverpool See also:

• NORFOLK
• NORFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Norfolk .. See also:

• LINCOLNSHIRE

Lincolnshire See also:

• DEVONSHIRE (DEvoN)
• DEVONSHIRE, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Devonshire . See also:

• SUFFOLK
• SUFFOLK, CHARLES BRANDON, 1ST DUKE OF (c. 1484–'545)
• SUFFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SUFFOLK, THOMAS HOWARD, 1ST EARL OF (1561-1626)
• SUFFOLK, WILLIAM DE LA POLE

Suffolk See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince of See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales's Own (West Yorks) East See also:

• YORKSHIRE

Yorkshire . See also:

• BEDFORDSHIRE [abbreviated Beds]

Bedfordshire . See also:

• LEICESTERSHIRE

Leicestershire Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regt.) See also:

• CHESHIRE

Cheshire .

See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Wales Borderers See also:

• GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Gloucestershire . . . See also:

• WORCESTERSHIRE

Worcestershire . East See also:

• LANCASHIRE

Lancashire East Surrey . West See also:

• RIDING

Riding (See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

Duke of See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington's) . Border .. Royal See also:

• SUSSEX
• SUSSEX, EARLS OF
• SUSSEX, KINGDOM OF (SO Seaxe, i.e. the South Saxons)
• SUSSEX, THOMAS RADCLYFFE [or RATCLYFFE], 3RD EARL OF (c. 1525-1583)

Sussex See also:

• HAMPSHIRE (or COUNTY OF SOUTHAMPTON, abbreviated HANTS)

Hampshire . South See also:

• STAFFORDSHIRE

Staffordshire See also:

• DORSETSHIRE (DORSET)

Dorsetshire .. Prince of Wales's See also:

• VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers (S . Lancashire) . Welsh .. See also:

• ESSEX
• ESSEX, ARTHUR CAPEL
• ESSEX, EARLS OF
• ESSEX, KINGDOM OF
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX, 2ND2 EARL OF (1566-1601)
• ESSEX, WALTER DEVEREUX, IST2 EARL OF (1541–1576)

Essex See also:

• SHERWOOD, MARY MARTHA (1775-1851)

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and See also:

• DERBY
• DERBY, EARLS OF

Derby) .

. Loyal See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North Lancashire Princess See also:

• CHARLOTTE

Charlotte of Wales's Royal See also:

• BERKSHIRE [abbreviated Berks, pronounced Berkshire]
• BERKSHIRE, THOMAS HOWARD, 1ST EARL OF (1587–1669)

Berkshire Queen's Own R . West Kent Duke of See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge's Own See also:

• MIDDLESEX
• MIDDLESEX, LIONEL CRANFIELD, 1ST EARL OF (1575-1645)

Middlesex . See also:

• WILTSHIRE [WILTS]

Wiltshire (Duke of See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh's Own) . . See also:

• MANCHESTER
• MANCHESTER (popularly Manchester-by-the-Sea)
• MANCHESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Manchester .. Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire . . . . See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York and Lancashire . Line Infantry, Irish . Royal Irish Regt . . Connaught Rangers . See also:

• LEINSTER

Leinster Regt . (R .

See also:

• CANADIAN

Canadian) Light Infantry . Prince See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert's See also:

• SOMERSET, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, DUKE OF (c. 1404–1455)
• SOMERSET, EDWARD SEYMOUR, DUKE OF (c. 1506–1552)
• SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY (1776-1842)
• SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

Somerset-See also:

• SHIRE

shire Duke of See also:

• CORNWALL

Cornwall's Facings . See also:

• NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Northamptonshire . . Yellow White See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln green Yellow Grass green Buff yellow Grass green White Blue Buff yellow Blue Buff yellow White Scarlet White Blue Yellow White Grass green White Blue „ 2nd, blue (S) . 3rd, buff (S) . 4th, blue . 6th, yellow (S) . 8th, blue . 9th, yellow (S). loth, yellow (S) . 11th, green . 12th, yellow . 14th, buff (S) .

15th, yellow (S) . 16th, yellow (S) . 17th, white (S) . 19th, grass green . 22nd, buff yellow . 24th, grass green (S) . 28th, yellow (S) . 61st, yellow (S) . 29th, yellow (S) . 36th, gosling green . 30th, See also:

• PALE (through Fr. pal, from Lat. palms, a stake, for paglus, from the stem pag- of pangere, to fix; " pole " is from the same original source)

pale yellow (S) . 59th, white (S) .

31st, buffs (S). loth, black . 33rd,red (S) ; 76th, red (S) . 34th, yellow (S) . 55th, green . 35th, See also:

• ORANGE
• ORANGE (Citrus Aurantium)
• ORANGE, HOUSE OF

orange (S) . 107th, (?) . 37th, yellow (5) . 67th, yellow (S) . 38th, yellow (S) . 8oth, yellow . 39th, grass green . 54th, green (S) .

40th, buff yellow . 82nd, yellow (S) . 41st, red (S) . 69th, green . 44th, yellow (S) . 56th, See also:

• PURPLE

purple (S) . 45th, dark green (S) . 47th, white (S) . 81st, buff (5) . 48th, buff . 58th, black . 49th, green .

66th,gosling grn . (S) . 50th, black (S) . 97th, blue (S) . See also:

• LEMON
• LEMON, MARK (1809-1870)

Lemon yellow Buff yellow White Blue Green Blue 57th, yellow . 77th, yellow (S) . 62nd, buff (S) . 99th, pale yellow . 63rd, dark green (S) . 96th, buff (S) . 64th, black . 98th, buff .

65th, white; 84th, yellow (S) . 18th, blue . 88th, yellow (S) . 94th, green . (tooth and 109th See also:

• LATE

late H.East See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India Co.'s troops) . See also:

• OXFORDSHIRE (or OxoN)

Oxfordshire and Bucks Blue White 13th, yellow (S) . 32nd, white; 42nd, pale yellow (5) . 43rd, white (S) . _52nd, buff (S) . Facings . Corresponding Corps and their facings in 1815 . (S —silver lace.) Light Infantry—continued .

Blue 51st, grass green Yorkshire (King's Own) . . „ (105th H.E.India See also:

• SHROPSHIRE (SALOP)

Shropshire (the King's) . Dark green Co.'s troops) . See also:

• DURHAM
• DURHAM, JOHN GEORGE LAMBTON, 1ST EARL OF (1792–1840)

Durham Buff yellow 53rd, red; 85th, Highland Gosling green yellow (S) . Fusiliers . Blue 68th, See also:

• BOTTLE (Fr. bouteille, from a diminutive of the Lat. butta, a flask; cf. Eng. " butt ")

bottle green See also:

• NORTHUMBERLAND
• NORTHUMBERLAND, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• NORTHUMBERLAND, JOHN DUDLEY, VISCOUNT LISLE, EARL OF WARWICK
• NORTHUMBERLAND, JOHN NEVILLE, EARL OF (c. 1430-1471)

Northumberland White (S) (106th H.E . Royal (See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

City of See also:

• LONDON

London) . Blue India Co.'s Lancashire „ troops) . Royal Scots . „ 71st, buff (S); Royal Welsh „ 74th, white . Royal Irish „ 5th,gosling green (S) . Royal Inniskilling .

. . Dark green 7th, blue . Royal See also:

• MUNSTER
• MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN (1489-1552)

Munster . . . . Red loth, yellow (S) . Royal See also:

• DUBLIN

Dublin . . Dark green 21st, blue . Rifles . Black 23rd, blue . See also:

• CAMERONIANS

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Blue 27th, buff (108th King's Royal „ latell.East India Royal Irish „ Co.'s troops) . Rifle Brigade Buff yellow 87th, green; 89th Line Infantry, Lowland Yellow black . Scottish .

Blue . (101st and 104th Royal Scots See also:

• LOTHIAN

Lothian Yellow late H . East India King's Own Scottish Bor- Co.'s troops) . derers (102nd and 103rd, Highlanders . late H.East India Black See also:

• WATCH (in O. Eng. wcecce, a keeping guard or watching, from wacian, to guard, watch, wacan, to wake)

Watch (Royal Hrs.) Co.'s troops) . See also:

• SEAFORTH, EARL OF

Seaforth (Formerly 26th and See also:

• GORDON
• GORDON, ADAM LINDSAY (1833—1870)
• GORDON, ALEXANDER (c. 1692—c. 1754)
• GORDON, CHARLES GEORGE (1833-'885)
• GORDON, LEON
• GORDON, LORD GEORGE (1751-1793)
• GORDON, PATRICK (1635–1699)
• GORDON, SIR JOHN WATSON (1788—1864)

Gordon 90th line) . Queen's Own See also:

• CAMERON, JOHN (1579–1623)
• CAMERON, RICHARD (1648?–168o)
• CAMERON, SIMON (1799-1889)
• CAMERON, VERNEY LOVETT (1844–1894)

Cameron Hrs .. both Rifles, red . Princess See also:

• LOUISE [AUGUSTE WILHELMINE AMALIE LUISE] (1776-1810)

Louise's (See also:

• ARGYLL, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Argyll and (Formerly 83rd and See also:

• SUTHERLAND, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Sutherland Hrs.) . . 86th line) . 95th Rifles, black . 1st, blue .

25th, blue . 42nd, blue; 73rd, dark green . 72nd, yellow (S) . 75th, yellow; 92nd yellow (S) . 79th, dark green . 91st, yellow (S) . 93rd, yellow (S) . Royal See also:

• ENGINEERS, MILITARY

Engineers (Plate II., line 2, No.5).—Scarlet tunic with garter, blue cuffs and collar, yellow shoulder-cords and piping, blue trousers with red stripe, helmet with royal arms on plate, anc spike . Waist-belt white for men, gold-laced See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

russia leather for officers, who wear also a pouch-belt of russia leather with a wavy gold See also:

• LION
• LION (Lat, leo, leonis; Gr. Mew)

lion in the centre . Army Service Corps (Plate II., line 2, No . 1).—Blue tunic with white facings and white piping . Helmet with ball and plate, trousers blue with double white stripe .

Officers, gold belts . Royal Army Medical Corps, blue uniform with See also:

• MAGENTA

magenta facings; Army Veterinary Corps, blue with maroon facings; Army Pay Corps, blue with yellow facings; Army See also:

• ORDNANCE (a syncopated form of " ordinance " or " ordonnance," so spelt in this sense since the 17th century)

Ordnance Corps, blue with red facings . The West India Regiment (negroes) wear a red sleeveless jacket over a white smock, baggy dark blue trousers, and a round cap with white puggaree . The distinguishing mark of the See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff officer in full dress is the See also:

• AIGUILLETTE (Fr. diminutive of aiguille, a needle; the obsolete English form is " aglet ")

aiguillette and the cocked See also:

• HAT

hat with upright or drooping plume; in undress and service dress the red See also:

• GORGET (O. Fr. gorgete, dim. of gorge, throat)

gorget patches on the collar . The full-dress uniforms of a field See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

marshal and a See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general officer are shown in Plate II., line 1, Nos . 5 and 6 . Badges of Rdnk.—All officers have See also:

• TWISTED

twisted gold shoulder-cords (except FootGuards,who wear a blue cloth shoulder-strap with lace edges) ; on these cords badges of rank are worn as follows: 2nd lieu-See also:

• TENANT (from Lat. tenere, to hold)

tenant, See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant and See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain, 1, 2 and 3 stars; See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major, See also:

• CROWN

crown; lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel, crown-and See also:

• STAR

star; colonel, crown and 2 stars; brigadier-general, crossed pwords; generals, sword and See also:

• BATON (Fr. baton, baston, from Late Lat. basto, a stick or staff)

baton crossed, and (majorgeneral)star; (lieutenant-general), crown; (general), crown and star; field marshal, crossed batons in a See also:

• LAUREL

laurel See also:

• WREATH (O. Eng. wry, from wriian, to twist)

wreath with crown above . In service dress (See also:

• KHAKI (from Urdu khak, dust)

khaki), however, the badges are worn in worsted on a slashed flap of the sleeve, coupled with rings of braid (' for a 2nd lieutenant or lieutenant, 2 fora captain, &c.) . Non-commissioned officers wear chevrons (point downwards) on the upper right See also:

• ARM (a common Teutonic word; the Indo-European root is ar, to join or fit; cf. the Lat. armus, shoulder, and the plural word arma, weapons, Gr. apphs, joint, and the reduplicated apapilKSV, to join)

arm; See also:

• LANCE

lance-See also:

• CORPORAL

corporal or acting See also:

• BOMBARDIER

bombardier,' ; corporal,2 ; sergeant,3 ; colour-sergeant, 3 chevrons ar~d crossed colours; staff-sergeant, 4 chevrons . Jn the See also:

• LOWER

lower See also:

• PART

part of the left armchevrons(point. up) are worn as "goodconduct " badges . A sergeant-major is dressed as an officer, except that he has a crown on the lower part of the right sleeve) . There are also badges of proficiency such as crossed rifles for marksmen, a See also:

• SPUR (A.S. spura, spora, related to spornan, spurnan, to kick, spurn; cf. M.H.G. sporn, mod. Ger. Sporn)

spur for rough-riders, a fleur-de-lys for scouts, &c .

Regimental Badges.—The grenade in various forms is worn by the Royal Artillery, the Grenadier Guards and the Fusilier regiments . The figure of Britannia was awarded to the (9th) Norfolk regiment for gallantry at Almanza, 1707 . The White Horse of See also:

• HANOVER
• HANOVER (Ger. Hannover)

Hanover was given to some regiments for service against the See also:

• JACOBITES (from Lat. Jacobus, James)

Jacobites . The Lion of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England was awarded by See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William III. to the King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment for services against the troops of See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James II . The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment wear a See also:

• PASCHAL (Paschalis)

Paschal See also:

• LAMB (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Lamm)
• LAMB, CHARLES (1775–1834)

Lamb, the badge of See also:

• CATHERINE
• CATHERINE, SAINT

Catherine of See also:

• BRAGANZA (Braganca)

Braganza, queen of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles II . The See also:

• DRAGON (Fr. dragon, through Lat. draco, from the Greek; connected with SEpeoµay " see," and interpreted as " sharp-sighted "; O.H. Ger. tracho, dracho, M.H.G. trache, Mod. Ger. Drachen; A.S. draca, hence the equivalent English form " drake," " fire-drake,

Dragon of Wales figures among the badges of all the Welsh regiments . Several regiments wear a See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle and See also:

• KEY
• KEY (in O. Eng. tang; the ultimate origin of the word is unknown; it appears only in Old Frisian kei of other Teutonic languages; until the end of the 17th century the pronunciation was kay, as in other words in O. Eng. ending in aeg; cf. daeg, day; clang
• KEY (the phraseograms being indicated by hyphens)
• KEY, SIR ASTLEY COOPER (1821-1888)
• KEY, THOMAS HEWITT (1799-1875)

key in memory of services at See also:

• GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar, others have a See also:

• TIGER
• TIGER (Felis tigris)

tiger for services in India and still more a See also:

• SPHINX (Gr. Q¢lyyea', to draw tight, squeeze)

sphinx for See also:

• EGYPTIAN

Egyptian See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns . The most general of all badges—though not the most generally worn—is the " stripped " See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose . Nearly all corps possess several badges, which are combined in various ways . The special See also:

• INTEREST

interest of these badges is that they are peculiar to the British army . Although a badge of the See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch (infantry, cavalry, &c.) is common, no other army wears distinctive regimental devices . A few details of general practice may be added .

All cavalry wear a pouch-belt over the left shoulder . The crimson infantry sash is worn by officers round the waist and by sergeants across the See also:

• BODY

body and over the right shoulder . All officers and sergeants who do not wear the sash, to whatever branch they belong, have a pouch-belt, the pattern of course varying . See also:

• ANKLE

Ankle boots (and sometimes leggings with them) are worn by dismounted men . Swords, except in the case of Scottish infantry, are worn suspended by slings from a belt (the belt in infantry, rifles and hussars being worn under the tunic or sash) . On See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign service the uniform is varied according to circumstances, the most usual change being from the full dress head-dress to the white helmet . The full dress of the territorial army varies greatly, sometimes conforming exactly to the uniform of the corresponding See also:

• REGULAR

regular See also:

• UNITS, DIMENSIONS OF
• UNITS, PHYSICAL

units, sometimes keeping to its original " Rifle " See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character in See also:

• GREY, CHARLES GREY, 2ND EARL (1764-1845)
• GREY, HENRY GREY, 3RD EARL (1802-1894)
• GREY, LADY JANE (1537-1554)
• GREY, SIR EDWARD
• GREY, SIR GEORGE (1812–1898)

grey or green of various shades . The latter conform to the rules of the dress of " Rifles " (e.g wear pouch-belts instead of sashes), and the former, though in many cases the silver lace and ornaments of the old volunteer force are retained, to those for the regulars, the distinguishing mark in all cases being the See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter " T " on the shoulder or collar . The See also:

• YEOMANRY

yeomanry cavalry is variously attired, some old regiments possessing See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich old-fashioned hussar uniforms, others of See also:

• RECENT

recent formation wearing " service " colours only . Some regiments are dressed as dragoons, but the great See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority are hussars . The infantry and artillery of the See also:

• HONOURABLE (Fr. honorable, from Lat. honorabilis, worthy of honour)

Honourable Artillery See also:

• COMPANY

Company of London are dressed somewhat after the See also:

• FASHION (adapted from Fr. facon, agon, Lat. factio, making, facere, to do or make)

fashion of the Grenadier Guards and the Royal Horse Artillery . Undress Uniforms.—In " walking-out " order most troops wear the tunic, Household Cavalry and Dragoons with waist-belts and sword-slings, lancers with girdle (R.F.A. and Army Service Corps also wear girdles in walking-out order), infantry and all other branches except hussars with waist-belt .

Sergeants of infantry wear the sash and side-arms, the latter See also:

• PRIVILEGE

privilege being accorded also to corporals of the guards regiments . White gloves are worn by sergeants . Since the general introduction of khaki service dress, undress uniforms of red, blue, &c., have mostly disappeared, but the blue serge " jumper " is still retained . Officers of infantry (except in hussars and Rifles) have undress See also:

• FROCK

frock coats of various patterns . With these the " Sam See also:

• BROWNE
• BROWNE, EDWARD HAROLD (18,1–1891)
• BROWNE, ISAAC HAWKINS (1705-1760)
• BROWNE, JAMES (1793–1841)
• BROWNE, MAXIMILIAN ULYSSES, COUNT VON, BARON DE CAMUS AND MOUNTANY (1705-1757)
• BROWNE, PETER (?1665-1735)
• BROWNE, ROBERT (1550-1633)
• BROWNE, SIR JAMES (1839–1896)
• BROWNE, SIR THOMAS (1605-1682)
• BROWNE, WILLIAM (1591–1643)
• BROWNE, WILLIAM GEORGE (1768-1813)

Browne " equipment See also:

• BROWN
• BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
• BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
• BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
• BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
• BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
• BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
• BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
• BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
• BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
• BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
• BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
• BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
• BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
• BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
• BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
• BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
• BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
• BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
• BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
• BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
• BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
• BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)

brown leather waist-belt, See also:

• FROG

frog and the sash and slings are worn, but with the jumper and service frock, braces . Field officers have an edging of braid on the See also:

• PEAK, THE

peak of the undress caps, staff and general officers an See also:

• OAK (O. Eng., (lc)

oak-See also:

• LEAF (O. Eng. leaf, cf. Dutch loof, Ger. Laub, Swed. lof, &c.; possibly to be referred to the root seen in Gr. Ma-eta, to peel, strip)

leaf See also:

• DESIGN (Fr. desiin, drawing; Lat. designare, to mark out)

design . Service Dress.—This, since the conclusion of the See also:

• BOER

Boer See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War, is universally khaki serge, of See also:

• SHOOTING

shooting-coat pattern, with a See also:

• SPINAL

spinal pleat and four large pockets; all buttons and badges are in See also:

• BRONZE

bronze . It has a double collar . A peaked cap, breeches or trousers, and puttees of the same colour are worn with it . The universal pattern great-coat and See also:

• MACINTOSH, CHARLES (1766-1843)

macintosh are also khaki coloured . The guards and staff officers, however, wear a light grey overcoat . See also:

• MESS (an adaptation of O. Fr. mes, mod. mets; Ital. messo; derived from the Late Lat. missum, past participle of mittere " to send or place in position ")

Mess Dress, for officers, after undergoing various modifications, now almost universally consists of a jacket with See also:

• ROLL (O. Fr. rolle, roulle, mod. role, Lat. rotulus, dim. of rota, wheel)
• ROLL, ALFRED PHILIPPE (1846– )

roll collar, waistcoat, and overalls and patent leather Wellington boots, the colours following in the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main those of the full dress .

It remains to mention a few of the many regimental distinctions, trifling in themselves yet of the greatest importance as fostering regimental See also:

• PRIDE, THOMAS (d. 1658)

pride and as recalling specially gallant services in the old See also:

• WARS

wars . The officers of the 7th Hussars and the Oxfordshire and See also:

• BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (abbreviated Bucks)
• BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, EARLS OF

Buckinghamshire Light Infantry wear See also:

• LINEN

linen collars with their undress uniforms . The Royal Welsh Fusiliers have a See also:

• BOW (pronounced " bo ")

bow of black See also:

• VELVET

velvet (called a " flash," this being an obsolete See also:

• SLANG

slang word for " See also:

• WIG (short for " periwig," an alternative form of " peruke," Fr. perruque; cf. Span. peluca; conjecturally derived from Lat. pilus)

wig ") sewn to the back of the collar—a survival of the old-fashioned method of tying the See also:

• HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair in a See also:

• CLUB (connected with " clump ")

club See also:

• QUEUE

queue . The officers of certain regiments, in memory of severe losses, wear a black line in their gold lace . To colnmemorate See also:

• CULLODEN

Culloden the sergeants of the See also:

• SOMERSETSHIRE

Somersetshire Light Infantry wear their sashes over the left shoulder as officers used to do . Until after the South See also:

• AFRICAN

African War the only fusilier regiment that wore plumed busbies was the Northumberland Fusiliers; now, however, all fusiliers wear a hackle (in the order of regiments shown in the table: red and white; white; primrose; white; white; grey; green; white and green; blue and green) . The (28th) Gloucestershire regiment wears two badges on the helmet, to commemorate its having fought facing both ways, ranks back to back, at See also:

• ALEXANDRIA
• ALEXANDRIA (Arab. Iskenderia)

Alexandria in 1801 . See also:

• INDIAN

Indian Native Army.—The uniforms of the Indian army vary infinitely in details, owing to the different methods of tying the See also:

• TURBAN

turban, &c., practised by different castes and tribes, and to the strictly regimental See also:

• SYSTEM

system of clothing and equipping the soldier . But the infantry, except the See also:

• GURKHA (pronounced goorka; from Sans. gau, a cow, and raks, to protect)

Gurkha Rifles, have tunics of similar pattern, viz. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long skirted, without collars, and (if scarlet) with round cuffs, flaps and broad edgings on the front of the tunic of the facings colour . The trousers are dark blue and wide, and spats are worn with them (Plate III., line 3, No . 4) . Gurkhas (Plate III., line 3, No .

5) are dressed as Rifles, except that their head-dress is a round cap . The pattern of cavalry uniform, which is generally followed whatever the colours and regimental distinctions, is shown on Plate III., line 3, No . 3 . In the main the dress of the native cavalry is dark blue . Five of the regiments wear red, the three See also:

• MADRAS

Madras corps See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French grey, the See also:

• HYDERABAD, HAIDARABAD
• HYDERABAD, or HAIDARABAD

Hyderabad and one other green, and only three drab . One regiment, the 1st, wears a yellow uniform, being perhaps the only one so clothed in the See also:

• WORLD

world . Native artillery units wear blue with red facings, native engineer u