Friday, 23 January 2026

Colours carried by the Duke of Norfolk's Regiment (later the 12th Foot) in 1686

These are the colours carried by the Duke of Norfolk's Regiment (later the 12th Foot) in 1686. We do not know what colours they carried in the War of the Spanish Succession so these can be used for that war too, until (or if) we know better!

In 1686 the uniform was red lined white with blue breeches and stockings.  

Full details of the history of the regiment and its service can be found on the Kronoskaf website here:

https://kronoskaf.com/wss/index.php?title=Richard_Brewer%27s_Foot


The main source for the Kronoskaf account, Cannon, Richard: Historical record of the Twelfth, or The East Suffolk Regiment of Foot, London: Parker, Furnivall and Parker, 1848 can be found on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/cihm_48347.