Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Launuka, tutoci, na rundunar sojan Burtaniya suna amfani da su don gano rukunin da kuma nuna alamar tarawa ga sojojinsa. Sun kasance da muhimmanci musamman a farkon yaƙi lokacin da hayaki a fagen yaƙi zai iya sa ya zama da wuya a rarrabe aboki daga maƙiyi. Launuka sun zama muhimmin talismans ga rundunonin, suna wakiltar al'adunsu da girmamawa; don kama launi na abokan gaba an dauke shi babban nasara yayin da ake ba da damar kama launuka na mutum, ko "rasa" ga abokan gaba an dauke shi tabo a kan girmamawar rundunar. A cikin yaƙi launuka suna ɗaukar ta Ensigns, mafi ƙarancin kuma sau da yawa mafi ƙanƙanta na jami'an rundunar kuma an sanya su a gaba da tsakiya na rukunin. Saboda darajar su da kuma sanannun su, alamun sun fuskanci haɗari mai yawa. Don taimakawa ensigns (waɗanda galibi suna da shekaru 16 kawai) a cikin ɗaukar manyan tutoci da kuma kare launuka, an sanya wasu gogaggun sajan, masu dauke da makamai, ga rukunin launi. Daga 1813 an gabatar da sabon matsayi, sarjan launi, ga waɗannan maza a matsayin alamar girmamawa. Idan ƙungiya mai launi ta yi hasara wasu jami'ai, masu kula da su, kuma, idan ya cancanta, wasu darajoji za su maye gurbin su. A 1815 Battle of Waterloo 14 sergeants na 40th (na 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot aka kashe ko suka ji rauni yayin da suke aiki a cikin launi jam'iyyar da kuma a 1854 Battle of Alma
Ƙungiyar launi na 21st (Royal North British Fusilier) Regiment of Foot ya rasa jami'ai 3 da kuma 17 sergeants.