He did not (as is commonly believed) revive the Order of the Bath, since it had never previously existed as an Order, in the sense of a body of knights who were governed by a set of statutes and whose numbers were replenished when vacancies occurred.
Han har inte (som ofta anges) återinfört Bathorden, eftersom den aldrig tidigare funnits som en orden i den mening av en samling riddare, som styrdes av en uppsättning stadgar och vars antal har fyllts på när vakanser uppstod.