King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)

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The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
Active	1680 to 1959.
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Infantry
Size	One battalion
Nickname	"Barrell's Blues" , "The Lions".
Colors	Blue Facings, Gold Braided Lace
March	Quick: Corn Riggs are Bonnie Slow: And Shall Trelawny Die?
Engagements	Namur (1695), Gibraltar (1704-05), Guadeloupe (1759), St. Lucia (1778), Corunna, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, San Sebastian, Nive, Peninsula, Bladensburg, Waterloo, Alma, Inkerman, Sevastopol, Abyssinia, South Africa (1879), Relief of Ladysmith, South Africa (1899-1902), The Great War (France, Greece, Turkey, Mesopotamia, 1914-1918), The Second World War (France, NW Europe, Iraq, Syria, N. Africa, Italy, Malta, Burma, 1939-1945)

The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised on July 13, 1680, as the 2nd Tangier, or Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Foot. It saw service for nearly three centuries. The Regiment's first battle honour was gained at Namur (1695) during the War of the Augsburg League, 1688-1697. Soon after they again saw action at Gibraltar in 1704-1705, Guadeloupe 1759, and St. Lucia 1778. During the Napoloeonc Wars they fought at Corunna, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, San Sebastian, Nive, Peninsula, Bladensburg, and Waterloo. During the Crimean War the Regiment fought at Alma, Inkerman, Sevastopol, before also seeing action at Abyssinia, South Africa 1879, the Relief of Ladysmith, and South Africa 1899-1902.

The Regiment also saw colonial service in Australia from 1832 until 1837, being stationed variously at Tasmania, Sydney, Victoria South Australia, and the Swan River Colony under the command of Lieut. Colonel J. K. McKenzie.

During the Great War, the Regiment received battle honours for France, Greece, Turkey, and Mesopotamia, and during the Second World War, they received honours for France, NW Europe, Iraq, Syria, N. Africa, Italy, Malta, and Burma.

The Regiment received the freedom of Lancaster in 1953, before being amalgamated with The Border Regiment into the The King's Own Royal Border Regiment on October 31, 1959.

1 Colonels-in-Chief
2 Colonels
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Colonels-in-Chief

1903 F.M. HM King Edward VII
1913 F.M. HM King George V

[edit] Colonels

1680 Col. Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth (bastard son of Charles II, d. 1680)
1680 Lt-Gen. Hon Percy Kirke (senior)
1682 Col. Charles Trelawny
1688 Col. Sir Charles Orby, 2nd Bt.
1688 Maj-Gen. Charles Trelawny [reappointed]
1692 Brig-Gen. Henry Trelawny
1702 Lt-Gen. William Seymour [also Seymour's Regt, 24th Foot; Brig-Gen. of Marine Regts]
1717 Brig-Gen. The Hon. Henry Berkeley
1719 Gen. Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan
1734 Lt-Gen. William Barrell [also 22nd Foot, 28th Foot]
1749 Lt-Gen. Sir Robert Rich, 5th Baronet
1756 Lt-Gen. Alexander Duroure
1765 Col. The Hon. Robert Brudenell
1768 F.M. Studholme Hodgson
1782 Lt-Gen. Sir John Burgoyne
1792 Gen. George Morrison [also 17th Foot, 75th Foot; QMG]
1799 Gen. John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, KG
1835 Gen. John Hodgson [also 83rd Foot]
1846 Gen. Sir Thomas Bradford, GCB, GCH [also 30th Foot, 94th Foot; C-in-C Bombay 1825-29]
1853 Gen. Sir John Bell, GCB
1876 Gen. Studholme John Hodgson
1890 Gen. William Sankey, CB
1892 Lt-Gen. William Wilby, CB
1894 Gen. Sir William Gordon Cameron, GCB, VD [also Hon. Col. 9th Bn Middlesex Regt]
1913 Gen. Sir Archibald Hunter, GCB, GCVO, DSO, LLD, TD [also Hon. Col. 5th Bn]
1926 Lt-Gen. Sir Oswald Cuthbert Borrett, KCB, CMG, CBE, DSO
1945 Maj-Gen. Russell Mortimer Luckock, CB, CMG, DSO [also Hon. Col. The Cambridgeshire Regt]
1947 Brig. John Herbert Hardy, CBE, MC
1957 Maj-Gen. Richard Neville Anderson, CB, CBE, DSO [continued 1961 in K O R Border Regt; also 10th Gurkha Rifles]

[edit] References

Mills, T.F.. The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). regiments.org. Retrieved on February 07, 2007. Includes chronological index of titles.

Donnelly, P. The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com. Retrieved on November 30, 2007. The official website of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster, United Kingdom.