FORTY-FIFTH FOOT.
The Regiment was raised in Nottinghamshire and adjoining counties.
It captured the French flag on the citadel at the storming of Badajos, 1812.
It received its title in 1866 with reference to the traditions of the county of Nottingham, and in consid=eration of its distinguished services.
It was nicknamed “The Old Stubborns” during the Peninsula War.