Get Their Goat

The United States Marine Corps mascot is a bulldog named Chesty, after Lewis "Chesty" Puller, the greatest Marine who ever lived. The British? Well, they have a goat:

[A] British regiment is saying goodbye to a valuable member of its forces -- 9-year-old mascot Billy the goat.

The tradition dates to the U.S. Revolutionary War when a wild goat wandered onto a battlefield and ended up leading the regimental colors at the end of a battle. To this day, the regimental goat marches in front of the battalion in ceremonies.

And still they wonder why they lost the war...