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The regimental colours of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, displaying the battle honours awarded to the regiment.. A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.
Regimental Colour of the 18th Regiment of Foot showing the earliest battle honour (for Namur) and the badges later awarded for Egypt and China.. The first battle honour was the motto Virtutis Namurcensis Præmium (Reward for valour at Namur), [3] ordered by King William III to be emblazoned on the colour of the 18th Regiment of Foot, later the Royal Irish Regiment, for their part in the Siege ...
Scarpe 1917 (Battle honour) Scimitar Hill; Sicily 1943; Sidi Rezegh 1941; Singapore Island (battle honour) Somme 1916; Somme 1918 (Battle honour) South Africa 1846–47; South Africa 1851–53; South Africa 1879; South Africa 1899–1900; South Africa 1899–1902; South Africa 1900 (battle honour) South Africa 1900–01; South Africa 1900–02 ...
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The practice of giving battle honours began with the East India Company who awarded these to the units of the native Indian corps in their presidency armies. The practice continued after the advent of the British Crown post-1857 when the armies of the East India Company became part of the British Indian Army and even after India 's independence ...
Battle honour Criteria Rabaul 1914 The capture of German New Guinea and other German colonies in the Pacific by the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force. The honour is named after the capture of German New Guinea's capital, Rabaul. [9] Emden 1914 The Battle of Cocos, a single-ship action between HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden. [10]
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This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence. Note that there are many pages which overlap the domain of this page, including military awards and decorations and campaign medal, and pages mentioned within category:Military awards and decorations, category:Battle honours ...