The 9th Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army from 1751 to 1881. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The Battle of Almansa, fought on April 25, 1707, was one of the most decisive engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession. A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Early history

The title of 9th Foot was awarded in 1751, but the origins of the regiment are with Henry Cornewall's Regiment of Foot raised by James II in 1685 in response to the Monmouth Rebellion. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James II of England and Ireland James VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 &ndash 16 September 1701 was King of England, King of Scots, Later that same year James The Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow James II, who had become King of England at

The regiment fought in the Williamite war in Ireland, seeing action at the Battle of the Boyne and Battle of Aughrim, as well as the siege of Limerick (1690), and siege of Limerick (1691) and siege of Athlone. The Williamite War in Ireland, also known as the Jacobite War in Ireland and in Ireland as Cogadh an Dá Rí or The War of the Two Kings The Battle of the Boyne (Cath na Bóinne was a turning point in the Williamite claim on the English throne The Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. Limerick, a city in western Ireland, was besieged twice in the Williamite War in Ireland, 1689-91 Limerick in western Ireland was besieged twice during the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-91 Athlone in central Ireland, was besieged twice during the Williamite War in Ireland (1689–91 In the War of the Spanish Succession, the regiment fought in several engagements, including the Battle of Almansa. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting The Battle of Almansa, fought on April 25, 1707, was one of the most decisive engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession.

Early Campaigns

During the Seven Years' War the Regiment won its first formal Battle honour as part of the expedition that captured Belle Île from the French in 1761. The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths Belle-Île or Belle-Île-en-Mer ( ar Gerveur in Modern Breton)— Guedel in Old Breton—is a French Island off the

In 1762 they sailed with George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle in the British expedition against Cuba and took part in the siege and subsequent capture of Havana. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year General George Keppel 3rd Earl of Albemarle KG PC ( 8 April 1724 &ndash 13 October 1772) styled Viscount Bury The British expedition against Cuba was a military action from March to August 1762 as part of the Seven Years' War. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading Following the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and the end of the war they moved to a posting at St. Augustine, Florida. The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on February 10, 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain St Augustine is the County seat of St Johns County, Florida, in the United States. At this stage their strength was reported as less than 300 out of the approximately 1,000 that had left Great Britain. Out of these only 20 had been killed in action - the remainder of casualties being caused by malaria and Yellow Fever which were so common in the West Indies at the time. Malaria is a vector -borne Infectious disease caused by Protozoan Parasites It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions including Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting

Officer with regimental colour, 9th (the East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot, 1814.

The Regiment remained at St Augustine for the next 6 years, and were described by a reviewing officer as being in a very poor condition. St Augustine is the County seat of St Johns County, Florida, in the United States.

Following a brief spell in Ireland and the outbreak of War in the American Colonies the Regiment was sent to Canada to become a part of an Expedition under Major General John Burgoyne designed to divide the New England colonies from their neighbors to the south. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page General John Burgoyne ( February 24, 1722 &ndash August 4, 1792) was a British army officer Politician History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the The Saratoga Campaign that followed ended with the surrender of the entire army, and the regiment then spent 3 years as prisoners of war as part of the Convention Army. British strategy As the year's campaigns were winding down in the autumn of 1776 the British began to plan operations for the next year The Convention Army ( 1777 &ndash 1783) was an army of British and allied troops captured after the Battles of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary

On its return from America the regiment was posted to Norwich in order to recover and recruit up to strength, they spent the next seven years based in the city and on the 31 August 1782 the regiment became the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne

In 1799 the King approved the Regiment’s use of Britannia as its symbol, and the Regiment was expanded to three battalions. Britannia was the term originally used by the Romans to refer first to the British Isles, and later to the island of Great Britain.

The next period of active service was the unsuccessful Campaign in Flanders under the Duke Of York. The Prince Frederick Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus 16 August 1763 – 5 January 1827) was a member of the Hanoverian

After the Peace of Amiens in 1802 the Regiment was reduced to a single battalion. Soon after the 1st battalion were sent to Ireland for three years of garrison duty, with the 2nd battalion being raised in 1804 in Dorset. In November 1805, shortly after the great Battle of Trafalgar the Regiment suffered a significant tragedy. The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the As the 1st battalion returned from Ireland a storm wrecked the troop transport Ariadne on the northern French coast and almost 300 men were taken prisoner.

The 1st battalion then took part in an expedition to free Hanover from the French. Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen The country had been recently stripped of its forces to take part in the campaign that would climax in the Battle of Austerlitz, in the peace settlement that followed Hanover was ceded to Prussia and the British troops were ordered to return home. The Battle of Austerlitz (Bitva u Slavkova also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of Napoleon's greatest victories effectively destroying the

The Napoleonic Wars

The 9th arrived in the Spanish Peninsula in 1808 and fought at Rolica and Vimiero. Following the retreat from Corunna the 9th buried Sir John Moore and were the last British regiment to leave Spanish soil

Following the disastrous Walcheren expedition to the Low Countries the Regiment returned to the Peninsula and fought at Busaco, Salamanca, Vittoria, San Sebastian and the Nive. The Battle of Corunna (or La Corunna, A Coruña, La Coruña, or Elviña) on January 16 1809, was an attack by 16000 Sir John Moore, KB (13 November 1761 &ndash 16 January 1809 was a British soldier and General

The Regiment was sent to Canada with most of Wellington's veteran units to prevent the threatened invasion by the US, and so arrived in Europe too late for Waterloo. The 1st battalion participated in the Army of Occupation in France, whilst the 2nd was disbanded at the end of 1815. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Nineteenth Century

The regiment saw action at Kabul in the First Anglo-Afghan War, and in the First Anglo-Sikh War they fought at the Battle of Mudki, Battle of Ferozeshah and the Battle of Aliwal. The First Anglo–Afghan War lasted from 1839 to 1842 It was one of the first major conflicts during The Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company between 1845 and 1846 The Battle of Mudki was fought on December 18, 1845, between the forces of the British East India Company and part of the Khalsa, the army The Battle of Ferozeshah was fought on December 21 and December 22 of 1845 between the British and the Sikhs at the village of Ferozeshah The Battle of Aliwal was fought on January 28, 1846 between the British and the Sikhs

In the Crimean War, the regiment fought at the Siege of Sevastopol. The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought

The 2nd battalion was raised once more in 1857, and was landed at Yokohama as part of the British intervention there in the 1860s. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area The battaliuon saw action on the North-West Frontier in 1877, and then in the Second Anglo-Afghan War fought at Kabul in 1879. The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP ( Urdu: śimāl maġribī sarhadī sūba) is the smallest of the four main provinces of Pakistan. The European influence in Afghanistan refers to political social and sometimes Imperialistic influence various European nations have had on this historical development of the Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Successor units

In 1881, following reorganization of the British Army as part of the Childers reforms, the 9th Foot became the Norfolk Regiment; from 1935, this was titled the Royal Norfolk Regiment. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Childers Reforms restructured the Infantry Regiments of the British army. The Royal Norfolk Regiment, originally formed as the Norfolk Regiment, was an infantry Regiment of the British Army.

In 1959, the Royal Norfolks, alongside The Suffolk Regiment, were amalgamated into the 1st East Anglian Regiment. The Suffolk Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685 The 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk was an infantry regiment of the British Army.

In 1964, the regiment became part of The Royal Anglian Regiment. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN is an Infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. Currently the successor to the 9th Foot is "A" Company of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Anglians. Generally a company is a form of Business organization. The precise definition varies

Battle honours

• Belleisle
• Havannah
• Martinique 1794
• Rolica

Peninsular War

• Vimiera
• Corunna
• Busaco
• Salamanca
• Vittoria
• San Sebastián,
• Nive
• Peninsula

• Cabool 1842
• Moodkee
• Ferozeshah
• Sobraon
• Sevastopol
• Kabul 1879
• Afghanistan 1879-80

Sources

• Royal Norfolk Regiment at regiments.org