70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot
The 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot to form the East Surrey Regiment in 1881.
Colours of the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot
Sergeant William Jasper raising the flag over Sullivan's Fort during the Battle of Sullivan's Island in June 1776
John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk, colonel of the regiment during the Napoleonic Wars, by Henry Bone
Uniform of the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot, 1840s
31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot
The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot to form the East Surrey Regiment in 1881.
Colours of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot
Soldier of the 31st Foot in 1742
The Burning of the Kent, William Daniell, RA, c.1825, Museum of the Queen's Royal Surreys