asked if he could take a British battery of seven cannons that commanded the battlefield at Lundy's Lane. He succeeded and then held firm against several counterattacks by British infantry. The seven cannons are also represented in the insignia. The red fess (the horizontal band along the center third of the shield) with an arrow commemorates the Battle of Tippecanoe. Two active battalions of the present-day 5th Infantry are derived from companies of the old 4th, 9th, 13th, 21st, 40th and 46th Infantry Regiments: 1-5 and 2-5 Inf. 1-5 Inf Campaigns (earned): Canada, Chippewa, Lundy's Lane The 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry traces its origin to a company in the 4th Infantry constituted on April 12, 1808, and organized in May or June, 1808. During May–October 1815, it was consolidated with a company each of the 9th and 13th Infantry (both constituted January 11, 1812), a company of the 21st Infantry (constituted June 26, 1812), a company of the 40th Infantry (constituted January 29, 1813), and a company of the 46th Infantry (constituted March 30, 1814) to form a company of the 5th Infantry. On May 22, 1816, it was designated as Company A, 5th Infantry. Company A, 5th Infantry became the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry on April 12, 1963. 1-5 Inf is currently an element in the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. 2-5 Inf Campaigns (earned): Canada, Chippewa, Lundy's Lane The 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry traces its origin to a company in the 4th Infantry constituted on April 12, 1808, and organized in May or June, 1808, in New England. During May–October 1815, it was consolidated with a company each of the 9th and 13th Infantry (both constituted January 11, 1812), a company of the 21st Infantry (constituted June 26, 1812), a company of the 40th Infantry (constituted January 29, 1813), and a company of the 46th Infantry (constituted March 30, 1814) to form a company of the 5th Infantry. On May 22, 1816, it was designated as Company B, 5th Infantry. Company A, 5th Infantry became the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry on December 6, 199. 2-5 Inf is currently an element in the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. 6th Infantry (The Regulars) Campaigns: Canada, Chippewa, Lundy's Lane The 6th Infantry was constituted on January 11, 1812, as the 11th Infantry and organized in Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut during March–May 1812. The 11th Infantry was