5th Infantry Regiment, US Army: Difference between revisions
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Crest: On a wreath of the colors an arm, in armor enbowed grasping in a mailed hand Proper nine arrows Sable armed and flitted Gules.<br> | Crest: On a wreath of the colors an arm, in armor enbowed grasping in a mailed hand Proper nine arrows Sable armed and flitted Gules.<br> | ||
Motto: "I'LL TRY, SIR." | Motto: "I'LL TRY, SIR." | ||
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The shield is white (Argent) the color of infantry facings when the regiment was organized. | The shield is white (Argent) the color of infantry facings when the regiment was organized. The red fess with arrow commemorates the battle of Tippecanoe; the seven cannons captured there show the battle of Lundy's Lane; while the border of green, white and red is for the Mexican War. The crest is a modification of the crest of General Nelson A. Miles who led the regiment in several notable Indian engagements. | ||
The red fess with arrow commemorates the battle of Tippecanoe; the seven cannons captured there show the battle of Lundy's Lane; while the border of green, white and red is for the Mexican War. | His crest is an arm in armor grasping an anchor; 9 arrows, one for each Indian campaign, is substituted for the anchor in the regimental crest. | ||
The crest is a modification of the crest of General Nelson A. Miles who led the regiment in several notable Indian engagements. | |||
His crest is an arm in armor grasping an anchor; 9 arrows, one for each Indian campaign, is substituted for the anchor in the regimental crest. | The coat of arms was originally approved on 27 May 1921. It was amended to change the motto and history on 29 June 1922. | ||
The coat of arms was originally approved on 1921 | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:16, 11 February 2024
5TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY
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Official blazon
Shield: Argent on a fess Gules between seven muzzle-loading cannons Sable and arrow Or; all within a bordure gyronny of eight Vert and Gules alternating with gyrons of the field.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors an arm, in armor enbowed grasping in a mailed hand Proper nine arrows Sable armed and flitted Gules.
Motto: "I'LL TRY, SIR."
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Origin/meaning
The shield is white (Argent) the color of infantry facings when the regiment was organized. The red fess with arrow commemorates the battle of Tippecanoe; the seven cannons captured there show the battle of Lundy's Lane; while the border of green, white and red is for the Mexican War. The crest is a modification of the crest of General Nelson A. Miles who led the regiment in several notable Indian engagements. His crest is an arm in armor grasping an anchor; 9 arrows, one for each Indian campaign, is substituted for the anchor in the regimental crest.
The coat of arms was originally approved on 27 May 1921. It was amended to change the motto and history on 29 June 1922.
Literature: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons
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