9th Foot
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| 9th Regiment of Foot | |
| Title | 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot |
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| Branch | Infantry |
| Raised | 1685 |
| Colonel | Lt-Col Cameron |
| Engagements | Rolica, Vimeiro, Corunna, Walcheren, Busaco, Barrosa, Fuentes de Onoro |
| Nickname | "The Holy Boys", "The Fighting Ninth" |
| Motto | Firm |
The 9th Regiment of Foot is an infantry regiment primarily associated with the county of Norfolk, in East Anglia. They have served in the Peninsular War since 1809. They were involved in the disatrous retreat to Corunna, culminating in the Battle of Corunna on the 16th January 1809. In 1809, they were sent abroad again to take part in the Walcheren Campaign in the Low Countries, before returning to Portugal, where they fought at Busaco in September 1810 as part of the 5th Division under James Leith.
Characters with Links to the 9th
Gerald Stapleton has recently been invalided out of the 9th after the Battle of Bussaco in 1810