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Who was Euryalus
The name Euryalus is from a character in Greek
mythology.
In the Aeneid a Latin Epic poem written by Virgil in the late 1st century BC, Euryalus was a Trojan Warrior, who with his friend Nisus, soldiered under the command of Aeneas. Aeneas was at War with the Rutulians and the Latinians. Whilst Aeneas was off on a separate sortie, Euryalus and Nisus decided to go and find him. Unfortunately their way was barred by a large party of Rutulians. Euryalus and Nisus, seeing the enemy had posted no sentries and had caroused not wisely but too well decided to sneak through the enemy camp, killing as many as they could. This they did with great effect, but unfortunately ran into a group of 300 Latinian Horsemen. They decided to hide in the forest, but they were discovered when the moonlight reflected off Euryalus's helmet. Although surrounded they fought well but were eventually killed, though not before Nisus had killed Volscens the leader of the Latinians. When the Rutulians discovered just how many men Nisus and Euryalus had killed they hacked off their heads and mounted them on pikes for the rest of the Trojans to see. Note: The above extract was taken from the Internet (author unknown and Interenet address (URL) unknown) and no copyright or ownership is intended or implied. Please advise the Webmaster of this site if you know who the copyright author is, thank you.Six ships have carried the name Euryalus with honour and distinction and they have been awarded 10 Battle Honours between them. These are proudly displayed on the HMS Euryalus Standard. You can find out about the history of each ship from the History option on the menu bar above or from the list below.
The Association is immensely proud of these Battle Honours, which include the Battle of Trafalgar, the Gallipoli Landings and several World War Two actions.
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HMS Euryalus Standard
When the "Standards are Paraded", we very proudly parade ours to which has been added the badge of with whom Euryalus has shared so much history Our motto "Omnia Audax" (Latin: Bold/Brave in All Things) is that of the Lancashire Fusiliers and was adopted by Euryalus (see history of The Fourth Euryalus...) by special dispensation of Their Lordships of the Admiralty in the early 1950's. The badge of the Lancashire Fusiliers is part of the HMS Euryalus Association standard and is displayed in its bottom right hand corner (see picture left). |
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