FIFTY-EIGHTH FOOT.
The Regiment was raised in the south-west of England.
It bears “The Castle and Key” with the motto “Montis Insignia Calpe” for its share in the defence of Gibraltar; also “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.
It was nicknamed “The Black Cuffs” from its facings; also “The Steel Backs.”
The first Regiment numbered the 58th was raised in 1755, it is now the 56th West Essex.