35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot
| 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot |
|
|---|---|
| Active | 1701 - 1881 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom (1801-1881) |
| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Roussillon Barracks, Chichester |
| Nickname(s) | "The Orange Lillies" "The Prince of Orange's Own Regiment" |
| Motto(s) | Honi soit qui mal y pense |
| Anniversaries | Quebec Day |
| Engagements |
French and Indian War American War of Independence Napoleonic Wars Indian Rebellion |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond |
Kingdom of England (1701-1707)
Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801)
The 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army raised in 1701. The regiment amalgamated with the 107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot to form the Royal Sussex Regiment in 1881.
The regiment was raised in Belfast by Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall as the Earl of Donegall's Regiment of Foot or the Belfast Regiment on 28 June 1701 to fight in the War of the Spanish Succession. This was the second raising of the Earl of Donegall's Regiment: the previous regiment was raised in 1693 and disbanded on 8 February 1697: despite the names there was no lineal connection between them. The regiment was a strongly Protestant unit tasked with resisting the spread of Roman Catholicism in Britain.King William III, gave special permission for the regiment to bear orange facings to show their religious allegiance and as a mark of royal favour.
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