Historical Record of the Fifty-Sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot/Plates
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THE FIFTY-SIXTH,
OR
THE WEST ESSEX
REGIMENT OF FOOT,
BEARS ON ITS REGIMENTAL COLOURS, THE WORD
"MORO,"
TO COMMEMORATE ITS GALLANTRY AT THE CAPTURE OF THE
MORO FORT, AT THE HAVANNAH, IN 1762;
ALSO THE WORD
"GIBRALTAR,"
WITH THE
CASTLE AND KEY
AND THE MOTTO
MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPE,
TO COMMEMORATE ITS DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT IN DEFENCE OF
THE FORTRESS OF GIBRALTAR DURING THE YEARS
1779, 1780, 1781, AND 1782.
FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT OF FOOT
[To face page 1.
FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT OF FOOT