Battle Honours
The 61st Foot were awarded the following battle honours for display on the regimental colours. (In some cases the spelling differs from the modern form):
- Maida (awarded 1807)
- Talavera (awarded 1821)
- Salamanca (awarded 1816)
- Pyrenees (awarded 1823)
- Nivelle (awarded 1816)
- Nive (awarded 1823)
- Orthes (awarded 1823)
- Toulouse (awarded 1816)
- Peninsula (awarded 1815)
- Chillianwallah (awarded 1852)
- Goojerat (awarded 1852)
- Punjaub (awarded 1852)
- Delhi 1857 (awarded 1863)
- The Sphinx superscribed "Egypt" (awarded 1802)
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