NINETY-SIXTH FOOT.
It bears “The Sphinx” in memory of the badge borne by the old 96th, disbanded in 1818.
The first Regiment numbered the 96th was raised in 1760, and disbanded in 1763.
The second was raised in 1780, and disbanded in 1783.
The third was raised in 1793, and disbanded in 1798.
The fourth was formerly the second battalion of the 52nd Foot, made 96th in 1803, 95th in 1816, and disbanded in 1818.
The fifth was raised in 1798 as “The Queen’s Germans,” numbered 97th in 1802, and disbanded in 1818 as the 96th “Queen’s Own.” It served in Egypt, 1801, and during the Peninsula War. Its facings were Blue.