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234: 119: 22: 191: 180: 169: 158: 77: 53: 147: 510:'Emrys' is not, in itself, a Welsh word. Welsh-speakers do not think 'immortal' when they hear 'Emrys. The name is most probably has its origins in the figure of Ambrosius Aurelianus, a Romano-British leader said to have led British resistance against the Saxons in the C5th and referred to in early Welsh texts as 476:
Tradition associates the Antelope emblem of the 6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment with its service in Spain during the War of the Spanisjh Succession, variously citing the battles of Almanza 1707 and Saragossa 1710. The earliest recorded discussion of the subject available, referring to Almanza, dates
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The earliest reference to the antelope badge dates from 1747 when a royal warrant listed the 6th Regiment as one of the 'old Corps' authorised to display their 'ancient badge' on their colours and appointments. This would have included the tall 'mitre' cap worn by the regiment's grenadiers. Although
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There is a preponderance of UK info here (though how that is "pro" British I don't know) which is unusual given that most military articles on English Knowledge have a heavy US slant. I'll simply repeat and paraphrase the usual response given in those instances - if American contributors want to see
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It surely is through the reputation of Ambrosius as a soldier and defender of Briton that the name survived in Welsh name-giving, rather than any identification with the Greek root of a fairly obscure Latin name, which has itself faded from memory.
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There were no regimental cap badges worn by the British army in 1707. The cap badge came into general use in 1800, when the infantry started wearing caps. However, see 'grenadier caps' below.
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Back-etymology from the English 'Ambrose' in naming dictionaries (more likely to derive from the saint of the same name), has doubtless clouded the issue.
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of 1838 states: "No documentary evidence has, however, been met with to substantiate the tradition." And so the situation remains.
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it is evident that the antelope badge dates from before 1747, its derivation and date of origin remains obscure.
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469:"the Royal Warwickshire Regiment has been using the antelope as an emblem of their cap badge since 1707." 666:
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This article is ridiculously one-sided, ie, blatantly pro-British.
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I think there's a US Regiment which once kept a bear as a mascot.
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http://www.argylls.co.uk/history/mascots/cruachan-iii-1995-2009
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Historical Record of the Sixth or 1st Warwickshire Regiment
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