| Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 October 1661 - 14 October 1959 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 2 Battalions |
| Part of | Home Counties Brigade |
| Nickname | Kirke's Lambs; Mutton Lancers |
| Motto | Pristinae virtutis memor; "Vel exuviae triumphans" |
| March | Quick - Slow - |
| Anniversaries | Glorious First of June (1 June) Salerno (9 September) |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM Queen Mary |
The 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot was the title given to the Tangier Regiment, when regimental numbering was introduced in Britain in 1751. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Home Counties Brigade was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1948 to 1968 The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant, and in France as the fr ''Bataille du 13 prairial an 2'' or fr ''Combat de Prairial'' Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953 was the queen-empress consort of George V of the United Kingdom The Tangier Regiment served as part of the British Army in the Tangier Garrison from 1662 until its evacution in 1684 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 Regiment was raised on 14 October 1661 to garrison the new British acquisition, the Port of Tangier, which was part of Queen Catherine's dowery, when she married King Charles II. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Tangier or Tangiers ]] ( Tanja طنجة in Berber and Arabic, Tánger in Spanish Queen Catherine may refer to Catherine of Alexandria or Saint Catherine (c Charles II may refer to Charles the Bald (823 &ndash 877 king of the West Franks and Holy Roman Emperor Charles II of Naples (1248 The Regiment served in North Africa until 1685, when they returned to England. The regimental numbering system was adopted in 1751.
In 1685, it was the Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot (named for Queen Catherine, widow of Charles II); in 1703 it was renamed the Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot, becoming the Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Foot in 1715 and then the Queen's Own Regiment of Foot when, in 1727, Princess Caroline became Queen. Catherine Henrietta of Braganza (25 November 1638 &ndash 31 December 1705 was a Portuguese Infanta and the Queen consort of Charles II of Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Princess Caroline may refer to Caroline Princess of Hanover, also of Monaco Caroline of Brunswick, princess of Brunswick and queen of Its final change before 1751 came in 1747 when it was called the Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Foot, ranked as 2nd Foot. In 1780 along with the HAC the 2nd suppressed the Gordon Riots. The Gordon Riots refers to a number of events in a predominantly Protestant religious uprising in London, England, in 1780, aimed against the
Other than Guards regiments, the 2nd Foot was the oldest line infantry regiment in England.
It retained the designation of 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot until the Childers Reforms of 1881, when it became the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), then in 1921 the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). The Childers Reforms restructured the Infantry Regiments of the British army. It ceased to exist as a separate regiment in 1959 when it amalgamated with the East Surrey Regiment, to form The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment. The East Surrey Regiment was a regiment in the British Army formed in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 31st (Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot and the 70th The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army.
History
The Regiment saw service in a naval action that was to become known as the Glorious First of June 1794. The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant, and in France as the fr ''Bataille du 13 prairial an 2'' or fr ''Combat de Prairial'' The regiment, numbering 15 officers and 400 other ranks, was split into detachments, variously serving on Howe’s flagship, Queen Charlotte and also on board Russell, Defence, Royal George and Majestic. Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Queen Charlotte after Charlotte, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom. Citations and notes The regiment lost six private soldiers and one officer, Lt. Neville. In recognition of the regiment's service, it was granted the distinction of wearing a Naval Crown superscribed 1 June 1794 on its colours. The Naval Crown (in Latin corona navalis) was a gold crown awarded to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement This tradition continues with the regiment’s successors, as does the strong links with the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)
During the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment fought in the Peninsular War. The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France It took part in the Battle of Vittoria on 21 June 1813, in what was, perhaps, the Duke of Wellington’s greatest victory. In the Battle of Vitoria ( June 21 1813) General Arthur Wellesley Marquess of Wellington, and his Portuguese and Spanish allies finally Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c The regiment was part of the Portuguese Division, being on the right column in the battle.
The regiment also saw service in the First Afghan War (1838-42). 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 Queen’s formed part of the invading British force, the "Army of the Indus". The first major engagement was the assault on Ghuznee, a fortress that had to be overcome before Kabul could be occupied. } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with The army did not have the equipment or provisions to lay siege to the fortress and so it was stormed. Under the cover of darkness on 23 July 1839 a party of sappers (military engineers) advanced on the fortress and, at first light, they blew the gates. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A sapper is an individual engineer soldier usually in British or Commonwealth military service The Queen's lost four killed and 33 wounded in the assault, and were awarded the battle honour of "Ghunzee" - the very first to be awarded during the reign of Queen Victoria. A battle honour is a military tradition practised in the Commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The army eventually reached Kabul on 8 August 1839. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The regiment subsequently withdrew to India and thus avoided being caught in the 1841 disaster.
References
http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/002WSurr.htm
http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/