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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]
When the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot became The King's (Liverpool Regiment) in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, eight pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Lancashire and the Isle of Man were integrated into the structure of the King's Regiment. [1]
In 1702 when she succeeded the throne as Queen Anne, the sovereign ordered the title to be altered to The Queen's Regiment. In 1751, when all British Army infantry regiments were numbered, the title became; 8th or The King's Regiment after the then monarch King George II, and was from then onward referred to as 8th Foot, 8th Regiment or 8th King's.
The Kids, or Kiddies – Scots Guards [3] name given to the Third Regiment of Foot Guards when reaching King William III's Guards camp in 1686; The Kingos – King's Liverpool Regiment later King's Regiment; The King's Men – 78th Highlanders later 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders [1] [10] The King's Hanoverian White Horse – 8th Foot [3]
Instead, in 1797, he purchased a commission in the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot. He saw much service with the regiment, in the Egyptian campaign in 1801, and as a Captain at the Battle of Copenhagen (1807) and in the Invasion of Martinique (1809) .
4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot 1751–1867. 4th (The King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot 1867–1881 [27] 1680 Raised 13 July 1680, as the 2nd Tangier Regiment. [26] 1881: The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) Duke of Lancaster's Regiment: 5: 5th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782. 5th (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot 1782–1836
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He was appointed an rnsign in the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot in 1825 and progressed through the ranks, becoming lieutenant in 1828, captain in 1835, major in 1844, lieutenant-colonel in 1846 and brevet colonel in 1854. He was brigadier general in Bengal from May to November 1855, April to December 1856 and June 1857 to April 1859.