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The regiment formed as the Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Foot during a rebellion in 1685 by the Duke of Monmouth against King James II. [1] After James was deposed during the "Glorious Revolution" that installed William III and Mary II as co-monarchs, the regiment's commanding officer, the Duke of Berwick, decided to join his royal father in exile. [2]
3rd Regiment of Foot, 1775; 3rd Regiment of Militia, 1776; 4th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76; 5th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76; 7th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76; 8th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76; 8th Regiment of Militia, 1780; 9th Regiment of Militia, 1776–81; 10th Regiment of Militia, 1776–77; 11th Regiment of Militia, 1774; 12th ...
52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1803 [20] 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 1803–1821 [20] 1755 Raised as 54th Regiment of Foot 1755, renumbered 52nd in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. [20] 1881: 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry: The Rifles: 53: 53rd Regiment of Foot (10th Marines ...
The expedition consisted of soldiers from the 8th Regiment of Foot, the 34th Regiment of Foot, Butler's Rangers, and the King's Royal Regiment of New York, also known as the Royal Yorkers. Also participating were Brant's Volunteers , Leake's Independent Company, a detachment of Hesse Hanau Jägers , and Seneca warriors led by Sayenqueraghta and ...
From Fort Detroit, Captain Henry Bird of the 8th Regiment of Foot led an Indian force of 1,000 men, accompanied by a 150 soldiers and militiamen (Regulars of the 8th and 47th Regiments, Detroit Militia and bombardiers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery), against the settlers of Kentucky in June 1780. When they reached the confluence of the ...
When the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot amalgamated with the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot, to become the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, seven pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Fife, Forfarshire, and Perthshire were integrated into the structure of the regiment.
The History Cool Kids Instagram account has amassed an impressive 1.5 million followers since its creation in 2016. But the page’s success will come as no surprise if you take the time to scroll ...
1st Regiment of Vélités of Foot 1° Reggimento di Veliti a Piedi: 15 July 1811 May 1815 Originally formed as the Vélité Hunters converted 15 July 1811 as Foot Velites, thereby becoming the 1st Velites. [4] 2nd Regiment of Vélités of Foot 2° Reggimento di Veliti a Piedi: 15 July 1811 May 1815 Converted from the old Guard Voltigeurs in ...