(The), subs. phr. (military).—The late 46th Foot, now the 2nd Batt. Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. [A light company were brigaded with others in 1777 as “The Light Battalion.” The Americans, harassed by the Brigade, vowed “No Quarter.” In derision, to prevent mistakes, the Light Battalion dyed their feathers red.] Also “Murray’s Bucks”; “The Surprisers”; “The Lacedemonians”; and “The Docs.”
