The 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot was a British infantry regiment from 1782 to 1881. 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

For their conduct at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801 the 28th were given the unique honour of wearing a badge on both the front and rear of their head dress. ^[1]. They also fought in the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo as part of the 8th Brigade commanded by James Kempt, during which they earned distinguished mention in the dispatches of the Duke of Wellington. The Egyptian city of Alexandria figured prominently in the military operations of Napoleons expedition of 1798. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... A cap badge, also known as head badge or hat badge, is a badge worn on uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearers organisation. ... Combatants France Anglo-Allies[1] Commanders Michel Ney Duke of Wellington William II of the Netherlands Strength 18,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry and 32 guns (a total of 24,000 troops by the end of the battle) 20,000 by the end of the battle Casualties 4,000 4... Combatants First French Empire Seventh Coalition: United Kingdom Kingdom of Prussia United Netherlands Hanover Nassau Brunswick Commanders Napoleon Bonaparte Michel Ney Duke of Wellington Gebhard von Blücher Strength 73,000 67,000 Coalition 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by about 18:00) Casualties 25,000 dead or wounded... Sir James Kempt, GCB (c. ... Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ...

From 1751 to 1782 they were the 28th Regiment of Foot, and in 1881 they merged with the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot to form the Gloucestershire Regiment. The Gloucestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...

The archives of 28th Regiment of Foot are held by The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum in the Historic Docks Gloucester.^[2]

Battle Honours

Battle Honours^[3]: A battle honour is a military tradition practiced in the Commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and is an official acknowledgement rewarded to military units for their achievements in specific wars or operations of a military campaign. ...

• Egypt campaign: No individual battle honours were awarded immediately after the campaign, instead the Sphinx badge superscribed "Egypt" (March 8–August 26 1801) was awarded in 1802. Mandora, awarded 1813–1817. The battles of the campaign which the 28th were involved in were: Aboukir, Roman Camp, Alexandria (March 21), Cairo, Alexandria (August 17–September 2 1801)
• Peninsula War: Corunna, Barrosa, Albuhera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, Peninsula
• Waterloo
• Crimea War Alma, Inkerman, Sevastopol

March 8 is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Battle of Abukir or Aboukir refers to three battles fought near Egypt: For the naval battle fought in 1798, sometimes known as Battle of Aboukir Bay, see Battle of the Nile. ... The Egyptian city of Alexandria figured prominently in the military operations of Napoleons expedition of 1798. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Peninsular War (1808-1814) was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars. ... For the battle near Madrid in the Spanish Civil War, see Battle of the La Corunna Road. ... The Battle of Barrosa took place on March 5, 1811 between Anglo-Spanish and French forces as part of the Peninsular war. ... Combatants Spain Portugal Britain France Duchy of Warsaw Commanders William Beresford Joaquin Blake Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult Strength 10,000 British 10,000 Portuguese 13,000 Spanish 38 guns 23,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 40 guns Casualties 5,916 dead or wounded[2] 5,936 dead or wounded... The Battle of Vitoria was fought on June 21, 1813 during the British, Portuguese and Spanish troops, with 96 guns, under The Duke of Wellington, and 58,000 French with 153 guns under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jourdan. ... ... Combatants France Britain, Spain, Portugal Commanders Marshal Soult Arthur Wellesley, 1st Marquess of Wellington Strength 60,000 80,000 Casualties 4,351 2,450 The Battle of Nivelle (November 10, 1813) took place in front of the River Nivelle near the end of the Peninsular War (1808-1814). ... There have been two battles known as the Battle of Toulouse: Battle of Toulouse (721) during the Arabic Invasions of Europe Battle of Toulouse (1814) during the Napoleonic Wars This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Combatants United Kingdom France Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Sardinia Russian Empire Strength 250,000 British 400,000 French 10,000 Sardinian 1,200,000 Russian Casualties 17,500 British 90,000 French 35,000 Turkish 2,050 Sardinian killed, wounded and died of disease 110,000 killed, wounded and died... Combatants French Empire United Kingdom Ottoman Empire Russian Empire Commanders Jacques St. ... Combatants United Kingdom France Russia Commanders General Pierre Bosquet Lord Raglan General Aleksandr Menshikov Strength British: 8,500 and 38 guns French: 7,500 and 18 guns 31,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 110 guns est. ... Combatants Great Britain France Russia Commanders General François Canrobert (later replaced by General Pélissier) Lord Raglen Admiral Kornilov (later replaced by Admiral Pavel Nakhimov) Lt. ...

Footnotes

1. ^ The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment: History
2. ^ The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
3. ^ 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot

External links

• The 28th Regiment (North Gloucestershire)
• The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum