Boxer, CR (1969). "Some Second Thoughts on the Third Anglo-Dutch War, 1672–1674". Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 19: 88–90. doi: 10.2307/3678740. JSTOR 3678740. S2CID 159934682. Now, let’s look at the more obscure of the two expressions you asked about—“Stiffen the Prussian Guard (or Guards).” The regiment was awarded the Freedom of the City of London, giving them the right to march through the city. [4] Battle honours [ edit ]

a b "Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 October 2005 . Retrieved 30 December 2015. Norman E.H. Litchfield, The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges), Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, ISBN 0-9508205-2-0, p. 110. Cannon, Richard (1839). Historical Records of the Third Regiment of Foot or the Buffs formerly designated the Holland Regiment containing an account of its original in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and of its subsequent services to 1838. CIHM/ICMH Collection de Microfiches; no. 48340. Longman, Orme & Company and William Clowes & Sons. ISBN 9780665483400. The Buffalo Soldiers served as some of the first national park rangers when the U.S. Army served as the official administrator of Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks between 1891 and 1913. They protected the parks from illegal grazing, poachers, timber thieves and wildfires. How do you spell Raob? The writer then goes on to add: “ ‘Steady, The Buffs,’ a not unfamiliar caution to many an English soldier.”The 1st Buffs were mobilised to join Wolseley's Egyptian expedition but it was all over by the time they reached Malta and they went to Ireland instead. In 1885 they were sent to Singapore while the 2nd Buffs were returning from Hong Kong. The 2nd were sent to Egypt for the Nile Expedition. They went up river to Aswan but the Dervishes had been defeated at Ginnis so after two debilitating months in the desert they returned to England, in April 1886. The Army in South Africa – Troops returning Home". The Times. No.36893. London. 8 October 1902. p.8. The Spanish made moves towards Antwerp, the main city of the Provinces, capturing many other towns in the process. At the same time they sent assassins to kill the Prince of Orange, and in 1585 there was a successful attempt and the Flemish reached a low point in long war. They at first asked for help from Henry III of France, then approached Elizabeth. They offered her sovereignty over the United provinces, but she declined this responsibility and offered a further increase in military support. 5,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry were to be raised on condition that three of her generals be admitted onto their council and the expenses be repaid at the end of the war. Bernard George Ellis". The Comprehensive Guide to the Victoria & George Cross . Retrieved 10 September 2017.

The war was stepped up after Breda and the Spanish increased their activity in Flanders as well as Spain and Italy. The States of the United Provinces raised the size of their army to 5,853 cavalry and 61,670 infantry. The English troops numbered 19,970 in total: 400 cavalry, 14,140 English infantry, and 5,430 Scottish infantry. There were 7 English regiments of infantry and 5 Scottish. The largest regiment was Lord Vere's Regiment of Foot with 4,090. The other 6 English regiments were commanded by Viscount Wimbleton, Sir Charles Morgan, Sir Edward Harewood, Sir James Leveson, Earl of Essex and Lord Willoughby, numbering between 1,500 and 2,000 each. In 1595 Queen Elizabeth the States (the Low Countries) to repay the money expended by England on military aid. The States pleaded poverty and offered to fund the English troops in the Netherlands and repay what they owed by instalments. Her majesty acquiesced and the number of English troops in the pay of the States was fixed at 4,000 men. Sir Francis Vere's regiment had a strength of 2,200 English soldiers at this time. Later, as you’ve discovered, they found their way into civilian usage, minus their military flavor. Peace talks were in process during 1607 and 1608 but during that time Sir Francis Vere died on 28th Aug 1608 and was succeeded in his command by his brother Sir Horace who later became Lord Vere of Tilbury. The articles for a 12 year truce were ratified on 25th July 1609.

Post-war

Sir Humphrey then laid siege to Ter-Goes in which action Morgan's Company distinguished themselves. The siege failed, however, because a force of Spanish and Wolloons marched 7 miles through water from Bergen-op-Zoom to relieve the town. The Duke of Alva advanced on Holland and besieged Harlem which was garrisoned by 3,000 men including 200 English and Scots. Reinforcements arrived in the form of 10 newly raised companies from England now commanded by Sir Thomas Morgan. But Harlem was forced, through hunger, to surrender in August 1573 and the Spaniards executed 2,000 inhabitants. Morgan's men were also engaged at Delft.

Military unit Modern stained-glass window in the Buffs' Chapel (Warriors' Chapel) of Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, showing the coats of arms of Queen Elizabeth I and various subsequent Colonels-in-Chief and Colonels, up to the 20th century

The Historical Records of The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 3rd Regiment of Foot, 1914–1919, Naval and Military Press". The 4th Buffs had spent most of the war in Bareilly, northern India, and in March 1927 the 1st Battalion were stationed there for more than 3 years. There are a number of houses in Kent with the name 'Bareilly' as a result of this pleasant posting. In Oct 1930 they went to Burma, stationed at Maymyo, to help deal with a rebellion but there was little action involved. However, they remained in Burma until 1935 when they returned to India. The Buffs arrived in Portugal on 1st Sep 1808 and sailed up the Tagus. Sir Arthur Wellesley had returned to England leaving Sir John Moore to advance into Spain with two thirds of the British army. The Buffs brought up the rear, escorting supply wagons, so that when Moore beat a hasty retreat towards Corunna the Buffs were left behind. The grenadier company, however, were with Moore and suffered the horror of the winter schlep over the mountains to Corunna. They fought with the rearguard, attached to the 20th Foot, and were evacuated to England where they arrived 'some 70 barefoot scarecrows' to join the 2nd Battalion. The remaining 9 companies of the Buffs stayed behind, guarding a large amount of money destined for Moore's troops. Lt-Col Richard Blunt managed to keep his regiment, and the money, safe from Napoleon and his marauding soldiers. The 6th (Service) Battalion, 7th (Service) Battalion, 8th (Service) Battalion and 9th (Reserve) Battalion were all formed for active service in France. [48] Corporal William Richard Cotter was awarded the VC whilst serving with the 6th (Service) Battalion. [50]

After Ireland they assembled at Woolwich from where they marched through the City of London in full splendour, but were then given the unglamorous task of escorting convicts on the long voyage to the other side of the world. They left in detachments one after the other until the whole battalion was in Australia by August 1823. They were mostly in New South Wales, not only guarding prisoners but hunting escapees and other outlaws. Their CO William Stewart was the Governor of the state briefly in December 1825. The dispersed detachments came together in 1827 and those who chose to were then shipped off to India. Some chose to stay as settlers including Major Archibald Innes who founded the town of Glen Innes. Among the soldiers in the 10th Battalion, one soldier showed bravery in the Battle of Épehy on 18 September 1918. This was Private Percy James Fellows, a Lewis gunner who was mortally wounded while facing the enemy. He was serving with the 230th Brigade of the 74th (Yeomanry) Division. He died of wounds suffered during the Final Advance in Artois on 13 October 1918. [81] Following the end of the war in South Africa in June 1902, 540 officers and men of the 2nd battalion returned to the United Kingdom on the SS St. Andrew leaving Cape Town in early October, and the battalion was subsequently stationed at Dover. [44] So in the mouth of a British soldier, “Stiffen the Prussian Guard (or Guards)!” would have been a rousing call to arms.Royal Collection Trust: R. S. H. Moody, Historical Records of The Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) […]". In 1961, the regiment was amalgamated with the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment to form the Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment, which was later merged, on 31 December 1966, with the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment, the Royal Sussex Regiment and the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) to form the Queen's Regiment. This, in turn, was amalgamated with the Royal Hampshire Regiment, in September 1992, to create the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires). [65] Regimental museum [ edit ]