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.
Pictures left to right: Corporal, The 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot, Talavera 1809. Lieutenant W.E. Boulter, VC, 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Lieutenant Boulter won his VC as a Sergeant for his actions, although wounded in the shoulder, in tackling a German machine-gun post single-handedly at Trones Wood on the 14.7.1916. |
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