Sir William Clifton’s Regiment of Foot (Howe’s Regiment)
Actions on the day at Blenheim
Sir William Clifton’s Regiment of Foot were in the first line of Cutts’s assault column on the village of Blenheim.
They were one of five battalions in Brigadier Rowe’s Brigade. The other brigades present in that first line were Ingoldsby, Marlborough, North & Grey and Rowe.
History of Sir William Clifton’s Regiment
The regiment was raised originally in 1685 by Sir William Clifton. As was the custom then it was known by the name of its current Colonel. At the time of the Battle of Blenheim, this was Lieutenant General Emmanuel Scrope Howe which is why the regiment is quite often referred to as Howe’s regiment.
They were much later to be known as the 15th foot and then 15th (The Yorkshire East Riding) Regiment of Foot. Further name changes and amalgamations led them to be finally known as The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire.
During the War of the Spanish Succession this regiment saw action at Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet.
Uniform Details
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Red coat lined yellow. White hat lace. White Breeches.
There are some differing descriptions of this uniform. I’ve also seen it described as lined in red with yellow breeches. |
