38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot

Early years commemorating the regiment's founding in March 1705 The regiment was first raised by Colonel Sir John Guise as '''Sir John Guise's Regiment of Foot in 1688 and then disbanded in England in 1694. It was raised a second time by General Luke Lillingston as Luke Lillingstone's Regiment of Foot''' with personnel from the previous regiment in 1694 and then disbanded in the West Indies in 1696. On 1 July 1751 a royal warrant was issued which provided that in future regiments would no longer be known by their colonel's name, but would bear a regimental number based on their precedence: the regiment became the 38th Regiment of Foot. Napoleonic wars Following the outbreak of war with France, The 1st battalion also took part in the disastrous Walcheren Campaign in autumn 1809. the siege of Burgos in September 1812, and the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813 as well as the siege of San Sebastián in September 1813. It then pursued the French Army into France and fought at the Battle of Nivelle in November 1813, at the Battle of the Nive in December 1813 It returned to England in May 1836 and proceeded to Ireland in May 1837 before embarking for Zante in the Ionian Sea in September 1840. The regiment then embarked for India in August 1857 and saw action at the Capture of Lucknow in March 1858 during Indian Rebellion. On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) to form the South Staffordshire Regiment. ==Battle honours==