The 9th East Norfolk Regiment had taken part in the Sutlej Campaign (1854-46) against the Sikhs and marched home at the end of the war. This detail is from an Ackermann print by Henry Martens published in 1849. It shows the regiment marching into Allahabad in late 1846, carrying the Regimental Colour and the remains of a captured Sikh standard. There is no sign of the King’s Colour. The drawing of the 9th’s Colour is incorrect in that the central figure of Britannia and the Battle honours are tipped on their side. The 9th had only eight battle honours at that time: ROLEIA, VIMIERA, BUSACO, SALAMANCA, VITTORIA, ST SEBASTIAN, NIVE and PENINSULA. The honour for Corunna came later.
The Colours were presented to the regiment when they were stationed at Plymouth, on 25 Sep 1827. Presentation was made by Lady Cameron, the wife of Major-General Sir John Cameron who had commanded the regiment in the Peninsula War, and was at that time commander of the Plymouth garrison.
