2-693-482 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The Battle in the Rosefields at Minden', 1759, (1939). The Battle of Minden, 1 August 1759, involved British forces fighting the French during the Seven Years War. The story goes that as the 51st Foot Regiment (aka the KOYLIs) advanced, they picked white roses and placed them in their hats. From Battles for the Flag, a set of cards given away with British boys' comic The Wizard. [D. C. Thomson & Co., Dundee, 1939]