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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]
Flag of the Canadian Forces.. The following is a list of the notable authorized marches [1] [2] [3] for various organisations of the Canadian Armed Forces.The first march listed is the march most commonly performed for that organisation on parade; it is commonly referred to simply as that organisation's "march" or "march past".
George's – 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars [3] (gained Royal title in reign of King George III) The Geraniums – 13th Hussars [1] [3] The German Legion, or The German Mob – 109th Foot [3] (possibly took recruits from the disbanded British German Legion) The Glasgow Greys – 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot later 2nd Battalion East Surrey ...
51st Regiment of Foot (8th Marines) 1739–1748 [88] 1740 Raised 1740 as William Hanmer's Regiment of Marines, ranked as 51st Foot or 8th Marines by 1741. Disbanded 8 November 1748. [88] 51st Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment) 1754–1756 [88] 1754 Raised 1754 in New England as a reforming of William Pepperell's Regiment of 1745–1749 ...
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]
Archaeologists surveyed melting ice patches in Canada and uncovered dozens of ancient artifacts spanning 7,000 years. Photos show the “unique” — and perishable — finds.
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.
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