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The regiment's first company will then quick march, usually in Commonwealth realms, to the tune of The British Grenadiers (irrespective of the regiment), to which the ceremony proceeds in a similar fashion to the Trooping of the Colour ceremony in London, with the 'Escort to the Colour' receiving the old colour so that they can troop it through ...
An ensign of the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot with regimental colour, attended by a colour sergeant armed with a spontoon, 1813. The colours, flags, of a British Army infantry regiment serve to identify the unit and mark a rallying point for its troops.
The Kings's colour of Barrell’s Regiment of Foot that was carried at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. National Museum of Scotland, accession number M.1931.299.2 [1]. Prior to 1743, each infantry regiment of the British Army was responsible for the design and quantity of standards carried, often with each company having its own design.
The colours vary by regiment and derive either from historic associations with predecessor regiments or from the colours of the regiment's oldest known uniform. Guards: The Royal Norwegian Guards regiment has a regimental colour that is all white, again with the lion in the centre, and with the royal cypher of the reigning monarch in each corner.
The Inspector of Regimental Colours is an officer of arms responsible for the design of standards, colours and badges of the British Army and of those Commonwealth states where the College of Arms has heraldic jurisdiction. [1] The office was created in 1806, and is currently held by David White, Garter Principal King of Arms. [2]
A colour guard detachment during the opening ceremony for the North Atlantic Council and Military Committee SEA Day Exercise.. In military organizations, a colour guard (or color guard) is a detachment of soldiers assigned to the protection of regimental colours and the national flag.
Ensign and colour sergeant with colours of the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment. 1813 illustration. Following the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and the end of the war, the regiment moved to a posting at St Augustine, Florida, where it remained until 1769. [17]
The 9th Infantry Regiment ("Manchu" [1]) is a parent infantry regiment of the United States Army. Unrelated units designated the 9th Infantry Regiment were organized in the United States Army in 1798 during the Quasi-War, in 1812 during the war of 1812, and in 1847 during the Mexican–American War.