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The Battle Honour ITALY 1943-45 is emblazoned on the King's Colour of The Royal Irish Regiment and was a distinction awarded to our forebears for their various actions in the Battle for Italy.
The Battle Honour JAVA is emblazoned on the Regimental Colours of The Royal Irish Regiment.
The Dutch were Naploeon's ally and their possessions in the East Indies were subjected to seizure by the British from 1810. Java too was a rich prize and lay in a strategically important location likely to threaten British possessions and ambitions. Fort Cornelis, a system of defence works on Java, posed a particular threat.
The Battle Honour LE CATEAU is emblazoned on The King's Colour of The Royal Irish Regiment.
The Battle Honour MAIDA is emblazoned on the Regimental Colours of The Royal Irish Regiment.
In 1806, the 27th (Inniskillings) was serving with the Allied Anglo-Neopolitan expedition that was under orders to prevent Napoleon from invading Sicily. The commander, Major General John Stuart, planned to sail from Messina to conduct a raid against General Jean Reynier, commander of the French First Empire forces in Calabria, Southern Italy. Reynier's force included Italian, Polish, Swiss and French troops.
The Battle Honour MONS is emblazoned on the King's Colour of The Royal Irish Regiment.
The Battle Honour NIAGARA is a Theatre Honour and is emblazoned on the Regimental Colours of The Royal Irish Regiment.
The Battle Honour NIVELLE is emblazoned on the Regimental Colours of The Royal Irish Regiment.
The battle, which took place on the morning of 10 November 1813, was the first that Wellington fought on French soil. There were four Irish infantry Regiments of Foot present on that day:
3/27th Inniskillings were in Lt Gen Sir Lowry Cole's 4th Division (Anson's Brigade)
The Battle Honour NORMANDY LANDING is emblazoned on the King's Colour of The Royal Irish Regiment.
Both the 1st (Airborne) Battalion, on Operation MALLARD, and the 2nd Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles, on Operation NEPTUNE, took part in Operation OVERLORD, the battle for Normandy, beginning on 6 June 1944.
The Battle Honour PYRENEES is emblazoned on the Regimental Colours of The Royal Irish Regiment. The Battle Honour was granted as a distinction to commemorate the hard fighting in the Pyrenees from 28 July – 1 August 1813.
The Battle Honour RHINE was awarded to The Royal Ulster Rifles for its actions during the Rhine crossing, Operation PLUNDER, between 23 March and 1 April 1945. The distinction has been carried forward and is emblazoned on The King’s Colour of The Royal Irish Regiment.
