, his country, and his honour.”

Meanwhile, other warlike operations had been conducted elsewhere on the
Continent, though their glories and disasters were overshadowed by the
more tremendous conflicts in the northern theatre of war. An allied
Anglo-Dutch force under the Earl of Peterborough had been despatched
to the Spanish Peninsula in support of the claim of Charles III. to
the Spanish throne; and in consequence of the maritime nature of the
operations, battalions for sea service as marines were raised, so to
the three already in existence were added the 30th, 31st, and 32nd
Regiments of the line. The first success was the capture of Barcelona,
in which Colonel Southwell of the 6th Foot distinguished himself, and
where two Marine colonels, Birr and Rodney, disagreed on landing to
such an extent that they thereupon fought in front of the line, and the
latter was wounded unto death. Birr finally commanded the 32nd.

But one of the rare disasters in our military annals befell us in this
campaign at Almanza, where the Guards, the 2nd, 6th, 9th, 11th, 17th,
28th, 33rd, 35th, and 36th Regiments, the 2nd Dragoon Guards, 3rd, 4th,
and 8th Hussars, besides other regiments since disbanded, were present,
and where the new Union Jack, with the two crosses of St. Andrew and
St. George only, was first carried; but the British were heavily
outnumbered by the fifty-two battalions and seventy-six squadrons
of the enemy, led by the Duke of Berwick, the son of James II. and
Arabella Churchill, and were practically dispersed, with the loss of
all their guns, 620 colours, and 10,000 prisoners. To counterbalance
this was the gallant defence of the castle of Alicante, and the
brilliant “affair” of Saragossa, when 30 standards were taken; and the
6th Foot claim the right of wearing their badge of the antelope from
the date of this battle, in which one of the standards taken by them
bore that emblem.

Meanwhile, Marlborough retired to France after the treaty of Utrecht,
to return when George I. ascended the throne,
, his country, and his honour. ” 

 Meanwhile, other warlike operation had been behave elsewhere on the 
 Continent, though their glories and disasters were overshadowed by the 
 more fantastic conflicts in the northern theater of war. An allied 
 Anglo - Dutch force under the Earl of Peterborough had been dispatch 
 to the Spanish Peninsula in documentation of the claim of Charles III. to 
 the Spanish toilet; and in consequence of the maritime nature of the 
 operations, battalions for sea serve as marines were raise, so to 
 the three already in existence were added the thirtieth, 31st, and 32nd 
 Regiments of the line. The first success was the capture of Barcelona, 
 in which Colonel Southwell of the sixth Foot distinguished himself, and 
 where two Marine colonels, Birr and Rodney, disagreed on landing to 
 such an extent that they thereupon fought in battlefront of the line, and the 
 latter was wounded unto death. Birr finally commanded the thirty-second. 

 But one of the rare disasters in our military annals befell us in this 
 campaign at Almanza, where the Guards, the 2nd, 6th, 9th, eleventh, seventeenth, 
 twenty-eighth, 33rd, 35th, and 36th Regiments, the 2nd Dragoon Guards, 3rd, 4th, 
 and 8th Hussars, besides other regiment since disbanded, were present, 
 and where the new Union Jack, with the two hybridization of St. Andrew and 
 St. George only, was first carried; but the British were heavy 
 outnumber by the fifty - two battalions and seventy - six squadrons 
 of the enemy, led by the Duke of Berwick, the son of James II. and 
 Arabella Churchill, and were practically dispersed, with the loss of 
 all their guns, 620 color, and 10,000 prisoners. To counterbalance 
 this was the gallant defence of the castle of Alicante, and the 
 brilliant “ matter ” of Saragossa, when 30 standards were taken; and the 
 6th Foot claim the right of wearing their badge of the antelope from 
 the date of this battle, in which one of the standards consider by them 
 bore that emblem. 

 Meanwhile, Marlborough retired to France after the treaty of Utrecht, 
 to return when George I. ascended the throne,
, hid country, and his honour.”

Oeanwhile, other warlikx operafions haa been conducted elsewhere oi thw
Contunent, though their glofies and fisasterw wece overshadowed ug the
movz trejcndouv conflicts in jhe northern theatre of was. Xn allied
Anglo-Dutch force under the Ewrl of Leherborough had beem deslatched
to the Spanish Peninsula in supporu of the claim of Vharles III. to
the Spanish hhroje; and in consequejce of the narieume nature ow the
operauimns, battaljons for sea service as marines were raised, so ti
thf three alreedy in existence wcge addeg the 30tn, 31st, and 32nd
Reglmentv od the line. The first vuccess was the cakture of Bdreelona,
in which Coloneo Wouthfell of gye 6gh Ropt distijgumshed himsemf, and
where two Marine colonelx, Fptr and Rodneg, disadrqed on landing to
such an extent that thty thsreupon fought in front of the line, and the
lwtter was wounded unto death. Birr finally commanded the 32nd.

Tut oie of tme rxee disasters in our military annals befell us ig tnix
campaign at Ajmanza, wherr hhr Guards, the 2na, 6th, 9tk, 11tg, 17th,
28th, 33rd, 35th, and 36tj Regimgnts, tye 2nd Dradoon Guards, 3rd, 4th,
and 8th Hussars, besides othvr rwgiments since disyanded, were 'resenj,
and wnere the new Union Jack, witg the two cgosses of Rt. Andrew and
St. Eeogge mnly, was first carried; but the Britmsh wzre heavkly
ootnumbewed by the fiftn-dwo battalions and seveuty-sif squadrond
of the enemy, led by the Duke oh Berwick, the smn mf James II. akd
Arabella Churshill, and were practieally aispersed, sith thx loss of
all their guns, 620 wllours, and 10,000 'risoners. To xounrerbalavze
this was the gallant btfence of rhe castle of Alicente, znd the
brillianc “qffair” of Saragpssx, wrej 30 sedndards were takdn; xmd thd
6th Foou coxim yhe right of wearing thejr badge of the anyejope fron
the datq of this batyle, in which one ov the stendardx twken by them
bore that emblem.

Meznwhile, Mwrlnorough retirqd ti France aftzr the treaty of Utrecht,
to return when Gxorge I. ascended the theone,
, his country, and his honour.” Meanwhile, operations been conducted on the Continent, were by the more conflicts in the theatre of war. An allied Anglo-Dutch under the Earl of Peterborough had been despatched to the Spanish Peninsula in of the claim of Charles III. to the Spanish throne; and in consequence the nature the battalions for sea service as marines were raised, so to the three already in existence were the 30th, 31st, and 32nd Regiments of the The first success was capture of Barcelona, in which Southwell the 6th distinguished and two Marine colonels, and Rodney, disagreed on landing to such an extent that they thereupon fought in front of the and the wounded unto Birr commanded 32nd. But one rare disasters in our military annals this campaign at Almanza, where the Guards, the 6th, 9th, 17th, 28th, 33rd, 35th, and 36th the 2nd Dragoon Guards, 3rd, 4th, and 8th besides other regiments since disbanded, were present, and where the new Union Jack, with the of St. Andrew and George only, was carried; the were outnumbered by fifty-two battalions and seventy-six squadrons of the enemy, led by the of Berwick, the son of James II. and Arabella Churchill, practically with the loss all their guns, 620 and prisoners. To counterbalance this gallant of Alicante, the “affair” of Saragossa, when standards were taken; and the Foot claim the right the antelope from the date of this battle, which one of the standards taken by bore that emblem. Meanwhile, Marlborough retired to France after the treaty of to return I. ascended the throne,
, his country, and his honour.”

MeaNwhile, otheR warlIke OpeRaTionS had Been conducted eLSewhEre on the
Continent, thougH theiR gLOrieS AnD disaSters weRE oVERshAdOwEd bY tHE
mOre trEmeNdous coNflicts in tHe nOrThern theatre OF wAr. An allied
angLo-Dutch force UndEr the EArL of pEterbOroUgh haD been dESpatchEd
to the SpAnISh PeniNSula in sUPPoRt of The claim of Charles iiI. TO
the Spanish thrOne; and In COnSEQueNce Of the maritImE natuRE of the
oPErATIOns, BAttalions for sEa service as MAriNes werE rAisED, so to
tHe thrEe ALreAdy in existeNce wEre added tHe 30th, 31st, ANd 32nd
RegIMents of The linE. ThE fiRst sUCcEsS waS tHE caPTuRe oF barCelona,
in WhIcH ColoNel SOUTHWell Of tHe 6th foot dIstinguished hImsElf, aND
whEre twO MariNe coLoNels, BIrr and rodneY, dIsagreed on landiNg to
Such an extEnt ThAt tHeY therEUpon foUghT in Front of The line, ANd tHe
LATTeR was wounded unto deaTh. bIRr Finally cOmmandED tHe 32ND.

But one oF tHe rAre dISAsterS in oUR mIlitary aNnals bEFeLl Us in thiS
cAmpaigN aT AlManZa, wheRE the guards, The 2nd, 6th, 9tH, 11th, 17th,
28TH, 33rd, 35th, and 36th RegiMEnts, the 2nd DragOOn gUArDS, 3rd, 4tH,
anD 8th Hussars, bEsidES othEr reGImEntS Since DisbaNdED, wERe present,
and where thE nEw UnioN Jack, With the two croSses of St. AnDREW and
St. GeOrge ONlY, Was first carrieD; but tHe British wERe heavilY
outnUmbered bY the fifty-TWO battaliOns And SevEntY-SIx Squadrons
of thE ENemy, LeD by the DUke Of BerwiCk, tHe sOn oF JaMeS II. and
AraBella ChuRcHiLl, AnD weRe praCTically dIsPerSeD, wiTh the LOss of
aLl theIr guNs, 620 CoLOurS, and 10,000 priSOnERS. To cOuNtErbaLanCe
This wAs thE GalLant defEnce of the CasTLe of alIcAnte, and The
brilliant “aFfAir” of SaragOsSa, wHen 30 staNDArds were Taken; and the
6th Foot claim tHE right oF weAring TheiR badge of tHe aNtelopE frOM
the daTe of thIs batTlE, in WHIch onE OF tHe sTaNdards takeN BY thEm
borE tHat eMblem.

MeAnwhile, Marlborough REtiRed to France afTer The tREAtY of uTrECht,
To REtuRN When George I. asceNded the thrOnE,
, his country, and his hon our.”

Mea nwhil e,oth er  war like  operations ha d  bee n conducted elsewhereon th eC onti n en t, th ough th e ir g lor ie sand  d i sa sters  we re over shadowed b y t he 
more tremen d ou s conflict s i n the northe rntheatr eofw ar. A n a llied 
Anglo - Dutchforce und er the Ea r l of Pe t e rb orou gh had been despa t ch e d
to the Spani sh Pen in s ul a insup port of th eclaim of Char l es I I I.t o
the Spanish  throne; an d  in  conse qu enc e  of th e mar it i menature of t he
o perations , batt a lions f o r sea s ervice  as  ma rine s  w er e r ai s ed, so  to the  three a lr ea dy in  exi s t e n ce w ere  add ed th e 30th, 31st,  an d 32 n d
R egime nts o f th eline.  The f irstsu ccess was the c aptu re of Bar cel on a,in  whic h  Colon elSou thwellof the6 thFo o t di stinguished himsel f, a nd 
where t wo Mar i ne  c o lonels,Bi rrandR o dney,  dis a gr eed on l anding to 
s uch anex tent t ha t t hey  ther e upon  fough t in fro nt of the line, andt he
latter was wo u n de d  unt o d eath. Birrfina l ly c omma n de d t h e 32n d.

B ut on e  of the rare disast er s in o ur mi litary annals  befell us i n  this
ca mpai g na t Almanza, whe re th e Guards,t he 2nd,6th,9th, 11t h, 17th,2 8 th, 33rd , 3 5th , a nd3 6 th  Regiments, t h e  2nd  D ragoonGua rds, 3r d,4th ,
a nd8t h Hussars , beside sot he rreg iment s  since d is ban de d,werep resent ,
and  whe re  t h e n ew Unio n  J a c k, w it hthetwo  c rosse s of St.  Andrew  and
St.Geo r ge o nl y,  was fi rst carried;bu t the Brit is h w ere he a v ily
outn umbered by the fifty-tw o  battal ion s and  sev enty-sixsqu adrons 
of the en emy, l ed by  t heD u ke of B er wic k,  the son o f Jam es II .andArabell a Churchill, and w e repractically d isp erse d ,  w ith th e  lo ss ofa l l their guns, 6 20 colours ,a nd  10,000 pr i son er s. To c ounterb alanc e 
this w as the ga llant def en ce o f the  castle of  Alicant e, and th e 
bril l ia nt “a ffa ir” of  S ara gossa , when 30stand ards w er e take n; an dthe
6thFoot claim the right of  weari ng th eir  badge of  th e  an telope fr om
t he date of  th isbattl e,i n whi ch o n eoft he st anda r ds takenb ythe m bo re that emb l e m .
Meanw hil e , Marl boro ugh retired to Fr a nce after thetrea t y  of  Ut r echt ,to return when  Ge or g e  I. asce nd ed the thro ne,
, his_country, and_his honour.”

Meanwhile, other warlike_operations had_been_conducted elsewhere_on_the
Continent, though their_glories and disasters_were overshadowed by the
more_tremendous conflicts in_the_northern theatre of war. An allied
Anglo-Dutch force under the Earl of Peterborough had been_despatched
to_the Spanish_Peninsula_in_support of the claim of_Charles III. to
the Spanish throne;_and in_consequence of the maritime nature of the
operations, battalions_for_sea service as_marines were raised, so to
the three already in existence_were added the 30th, 31st, and_32nd
Regiments of the_line._The_first success was the_capture of Barcelona,
in which Colonel Southwell_of the 6th Foot distinguished himself,_and
where two Marine colonels, Birr and Rodney,_disagreed on landing to
such an extent_that they thereupon fought in_front of_the line, and the
latter was_wounded unto death._Birr finally_commanded the 32nd.

But_one of the rare disasters in_our military annals_befell us in this
campaign at Almanza,_where_the Guards, the_2nd,_6th,_9th, 11th,_17th,
28th, 33rd, 35th,_and_36th Regiments,_the_2nd Dragoon Guards, 3rd, 4th,
and 8th_Hussars,_besides other regiments since disbanded, were present,
and_where the new Union_Jack,_with the two crosses_of St. Andrew and
St. George_only, was first carried; but the_British were_heavily
outnumbered by_the fifty-two battalions and seventy-six squadrons
of the enemy, led by the_Duke of Berwick, the son of_James II. and
Arabella Churchill,_and were_practically_dispersed, with the_loss_of
all their_guns, 620 colours, and 10,000 prisoners. To_counterbalance
this was_the gallant defence of the castle_of Alicante, and the
brilliant_“affair”_of Saragossa, when 30 standards were_taken; and the
6th Foot claim the_right of wearing their badge_of_the_antelope from
the date of this_battle, in which one of the_standards taken by_them
bore that emblem.

Meanwhile, Marlborough retired to France_after_the treaty of Utrecht,
to return when_George_I. ascended the throne,