10th Regiment of Foot

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10th Regiment of Foot
Active	1685-1881
Country	England
Allegiance	British Army of the United Kingdom
Type	Infantry
Size	regiment
Part of	British Army
Garrison/HQ	Lincolnshire, England
Nickname	The Yeller Bellies
Colors	Yellow Facings
March	Lincolnshire Poacher
Battles/wars	Ramillies, Bunker Hill and Sobraon
Commanders
Notable commanders	John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath

American Revolutionary War Reenactors of the 10th Regt. from the movie The Deserter.

The 10th Regiment of Foot was raised on June 20, 1685 as the Earl of Bath's Regiment for its first Colonel John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath. The regiment would see action during the War of the Grand Alliance, the War of the League of Augsburg and the War of the Spanish Succession at the Battle of Blenheim, Battle of Ramillies and the Battle of Malplaquet. In 1751 the regiment was given the title of the 10th Regiment of Foot as all British regiment were given numbers instead of Colonel's name for identification. The regiment would next see action during the American Revolutionary War at the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, New York Campaign, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Rhode Island. in 1778 the 10th Returned home to England after 19 years service overseas. In 1781 the regiment was linked to the County of Lincolnshire for recruiting. During the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars the 10smily face sea urchin th regiment would see service in Egypt and in Portugal and Spain in the Peninsular War. The 10th would be in India for the First Anglo-Sikh War and the bloody Battle of Sobraon where they met "Our Cousins" the 29th Regiment of Foot in the captured trenches. The 10th would also see action during the Second Anglo-Sikh War and the Indian Mutiny. In 1881 the 10th Regiment of Foot became the Lincolnshire Regiment as all British regiments were given County names. Following the Second World War, it was awarded the title Royal for its service during the war, its name becoming The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment.

Currently the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment is the modern unit linked to the 10th Regiment of Foot.

Ensign Jeremy Lister of the 10th Regiment who saw action on April 19, 1775 in Massachusetts recorded events in his journal that was later published in a book.