EIGHTIETH FOOT.
The Regiment was raised in Staffordshire.
It bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.
It captured a gun at the battle of Ferozeshah, 1845.
It was nicknamed “The Staffordshire Knots.”
The first Regiment numbered the 80th was the 80th Light-Armed Infantry; it served in Canada, 1758 to 1760, and was disbanded in 1764. Its uniform was Scarlet with Orange facings.
The second was the 80th Royal Edinburgh Volunteers raised in 1778, and disbanded in 1783.