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The Battle Honour SANGRO is emblazoned on the King's Colour of The Royal Irish Regiment and was awarded to our antecedent regiments for the actions of their battalions in 38 (Irish) Brigade attacking the German Sangro Line, Italy during the Second World War.
The Battle Honour ST LUCIA 1778,1796 is emblazoned on the Regimental Colours of the Royal Irish Regiment. The following concerns the Battle Honour granted for 1796.
The Battle Honour ST LUCIA 1778,1796 is emblazoned on the Regimental Colours of The Royal Irish Regiment. This event concerns the Battle Honour granted for 1778.
ST QUENTIN is emblazoned on the King's Colour.
The Battle Honour ST. OMER-LA-BASSEE is emblazoned on The King's Colour of The Royal Irish Regiment and was awarded for an action during the withdrawal to Dunkirk.
The Battle Honour VITTORIA is emblazoned on the Regimental Colours of The Royal Irish Regiment.
The 3/27th ('Young' Inniskillings), the 2/83rd, and the 2/87th all took part in the Battle of Vittoria on 21 May 1813. Wellington's Army was by now gradually forcing the French northwards towards France. On this occasion the French tried to check Wellington's advance at the town of Vittoria.
The Battle Honour YPRES 1914,'15,'17,'18 is emblazoned on the Queen's Colours of The Royal Irish Regiment. The following concerns the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917, commonly referred to as Passchendaele.
The Battle Honour YPRES 1914,'15,'17,'18 is emblazoned on the King's Colour of The Royal Irish Regiment. The following concerns the Fifth Battle of Ypres, also called the Advance of Flanders, or the Battle of the Peaks of Flanders, which was a series of battles from 28 September - 2 October 1918.
The Battle Honour SEVASTOPOL is emblazoned on the Regimental Colours of The Royal Irish Regiment.
SEVASTOPOL was awarded to all the regiments that landed in the Crimea from 14 September 1854 to 8 September 1855, the latter date being the final attack on the Russians' Redan fortress at Sebastopol.
The theatre distinction SICILY 1943 is emblazoned on the King's Colour of The Royal Irish Regiment.
