The Origin of the Regimental Motto – Swift and Bold
Regimental records of the 60th (Kings Royal Rifle Corps) state that Major-General James Wolfe was so impressed with the alertness, intrepidity and spirited conduct of the grenadier companies of the 2nd and 3rd Battalion of the 60th Royal Americans before Quebec in that he conferred on them the motto Celer er Audax (Swift and Bold). The exact occasion of this ‘spirited conduct’ is not certain. Most probably it was on 9 August 1759 when it is believed that the grenadier companies, who were escorting Wolfe at the time, had a sharp encounter with the enemy and that he was extremely pleased with the outcome.