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'''The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum Website - [ ] Royal Anglian Museum website. Here you will find all the information you need about our Museum and how to access information and services related to the Royal Anglian Regiment.

The Royal Anglian Regiment is the Regiment of the ten Counties of East Anglia and the East Midlands and was the first Large Regiment of Infantry. The Museum covers the history of the East and Royal Anglian Regiments since the amalgamations of the former County Regiments from 1958-60.

The aim of our Museum is to publicise the history and military accomplishments of the Regiment by collecting, recording and conserving items associated with the Regiment and by making it available to the public.

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History of The Royal Anglian Regiment

The Regiment was formed in 1964 from the three Regiments of the East Anglian Brigade and The Royal Leicestershire Regiment. These four Regular Battalions were later joined by three TA Battalions; the 5th (V) Battalion in 1967 and the 6th and 7th in 1971.

East Anglian Regiments

The East Anglian Regiments were formed between 1958 and 1960 by the amalgamations of the nine County Regiments (the Former Regiments) of East Anglia as part of the reduction in the size of the Army following the ending of National Service. The East Anglian Regiments served variously in Berlin, BAOR (Germany), Northern Ireland, Malaya and British Guiana. In 1964 the three East Anglian Regiments and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment joined to form The Royal Anglian Regiment.

Volunteers and the Territorial Army

Since the 16th century trained bodies of volunteers have existed to defend the country against invasion. Towards the end of the 19th century the links between the volunteers and the regulars were strengthened. The Territorial Army was formed in 1908 and fought with distinction in both World Wars. Territorial County Regiments formed the basis of the Royal Anglian Territorial Battalions. The 5th (V) Battalion was formed in 1967, with the 6th & 7th Bns in 1971. The 5th Bn was re-roled in 1996 to become a Logistics Regiment and the 6th and 7th Bns were merged into East of England Regiment in 1999.

The Royal Norfolk Regiment was raised in 1685. The badge of "Britannia" was bestowed on the Regiment for its great bravery at the Battle of ALMANZA in Spain in 1707, during the Wars of the Spanish Succession. The Regiment earned the nickname "The Holy Boys" supposedly from the fact that an ill informed Spaniard, seeing Britannia on the Regiment's Colours during the Peninsular War, considered it to be a figure of the Virgin Mary such as is carried on banners in Roman Catholic countries during church processions.

The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was raised in 1685. It was awarded the Sphinx emblem and Honour EGYPT for service under Wellington in 1801. Its most famous Battle Honour was gained at SOBRAON in 1846 during the Sikh Wars in India. It gained the nickname "The Poachers" from the title of its Regimental March, "The Lincolnshire Poacher".

The Suffolk Regiment was raised in 1685. Its Battle Honour MINDEN was awarded for the battle in Germany in 1759 during the Seven Years War. Soldiers of the Regiment plucked flowering roses to adorn their uniforms before taking part in the battle against the French. MINDEN has been adopted as the Regimental Battle Honour of The Royal Anglian Regiment together with the custom of wearing red and yellow roses on 1st August. It was awarded the emblem of the Castle and Key of GIBRALTAR for its part in the Great Siege of 1779-83. The Suffolk Regiment was known as the 'Old Dozen'.

The Bedfordshire Regiment was raised in 1688 and the additional title of Hertfordshire was added in 1919 to create a closer bond between the Regiment and the two counties which had kept its ranks filled during the 1914-1918 War. The most famous Battle Honour was gained at the Battle of BLENHEIM in 1704 during the Duke of Marlborough's campaigns against the French. The Regiment gained the nickname "The Peacemakers" because of its lengthy and loyal service in the West Indies and North America and its absence from the European Campaigns during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, yet in this period it had taken part in nine wars in all.

The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was raised in 1688. In 1777 it was awarded the unbroken Laurel Wreath emblem for its bravery at the Battle of PRINCETOWN in the American War of Independence. In 1825 the Regiment was awarded the Honour of wearing the insignia of the Royal Tiger superimposed with the word HINDOOSTAN, in recognition of its exemplary service and conduct during its campaigning and long tour in India from 1804-1823. Since that time the Regiment was always proudly called "The Tigers".

The Essex Regiment was raised in 1741. It took part in the Great Siege of GIBRALTAR from 1779-83 and was awarded the Castle and Key emblem. A famous Battle Honour was won at SALAMANCA in 1812 during the Duke of Wellington's campaigns in the Peninsular War against Napoleon's French troops, during which an Eagle, the highly treasured emblem of a French Regiment, was captured. Members of the Regiment were known as "The Pompadours" because of their rose-purple facings, a colour popular with Madame de Pompadour, a well-known lady of the French court in the eighteenth century.

The Northamptonshire Regiment was raised in 1741. It too was part of the Great Siege of GIBRALTAR from 1779-83 and was awarded the Castle and Key emblem. The most famous Battle Honour TALAVERA was gained in 1809 during the Duke of Wellington's campaigns against the French in the Peninsula. At the same time they earned the nickname "The Steelbacks" for their ability to show complete contempt when being flogged with the cat-o'-nine tails, then a normal method of administering punishments in the Army even for very minor crimes.

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