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  List of Regiments of Foot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Regiments of Foot of the British Army.
The Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Foot 1685–1702,
73rd Regiment of Foot (Highland Regiment of Foot/Perthshire Regiment of Foot)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Regiments_of_Foot   (1189 words)

  
 Regiments of the British Army: Overview
Most the regiments raised for King William's war were disbanded by 1698, and when he died in 1702 he was beginning to rebuild the army to meet the French challenge in the War of the Spanish Succession.
Two regiments commanded by colonels Howard were distinguished as the Buff Howards and the Green Howards from the colour of their facings, and the units eventually came to be officially known as The Buffs and The Green Howards.
The roll of regiments in 1945 was recognisably the same as in the previous world war, despite some minor changes in regimental titles, notably the flipping of titles and subtitles in 1921.
www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/lists/bargts.htm   (4006 words)

  
 List of reference tables - Gurupedia
This is a list of reference tables, similar to the collection of reference tables found at the back of almanacs, dictionaries and encyclopedias (or an index of them, if they're scattered throughout the work).
List of mountains on Io List of craters on Mars
List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England
www.gurupedia.com /l/li/list_of_reference_tables.htm   (1148 words)

  
 List of units that served in the Desert Rats - 7th Armoured Division
Loyalty to a regiment or corps is a peculiar characteristic of the British Army, for whereas a British or Commonwealth soldier considered his loyalty to be his regiment, a German soldiers loyalty was to his Division.
With roots going back to the 18th century when colonels owned and equipped their regiments, the Colonel of today is the head of the family and responsible for the protection of the best interests of the regiment.
A further Warrant was issued on 6th February 1684 and this included those regiments that had been in the garrison at Tangier, including The Royal Scots, who were placed, by virtue of the date that they were raised, at the head of the list of Regiments of Foot and immediately behind the Guards.
www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/units.htm   (1752 words)

  
 U.S. Army Regulations Illustration: Link 188 Foot and Light Artillery
Foot artillery was based in fortifications or in a few cases employed in a siege train and might be called heavy artillery.
Foot artillery soldiers wore Model-1832 foot artillery short swords that however unlikely as a weapon would not impede a dismounted soldier in the way that a long saber would.
Among the 1866 Quartermaster's Department photographs is one of a foot artillery sergeant, a grade that in other branches that wore a Model-1840 sword, pictured as wearing the short sword.
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 Roll of Honour - Regiments - 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot
Initially, his British contingent no more than 1,200 men from the 11th, 25th, 30th and 69th Regiments of Foot, all of whom had been embarked on the fleet as marines when the war began, and although they were supported by nearly 3,000 Spaniards, the latter soon proved to be unreliable.
A Brief History of the 30th Regiment of Foot in India is available.
Several members of the 30th Foot retired and were pensioned abroad and a list of these men who were pensioned is available.
www.roll-of-honour.com /Regiments/30thRegimentofFoot.html   (5133 words)

  
 Glossems on Historical Events: The English and French Regiments at Louisbourg: 1758.
This is the famed Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders.
This regiment, the Artois, were likely landed at Louisbourg by de la Motte in June of 1755.
A regiment had always taken its name after the commanding officer at its head, until, in 1751, when the British officially designated its regiments by numbers; thus, that which had been known as Cornwallis's, late Phillipp's, became the Fortieth Regiment of Foot, viz., "The Fighting Fortieth." (See NSHS#21 p.
www.blupete.com /Hist/Gloss/RegimentsLouisbourg1758.htm   (1404 words)

  
 Family history | British Army
Originally regiments were known by the name of their colonel and this changed when the commanding officer changed.
In 1751 regiments of foot (infantry) were allocated regimental numbers in order of precedence.
Lists of regiments can be found using a number of published sources.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk /familyhistory/guide/army/default.htm   (463 words)

  
 Regimental Histories of some British Army Units
British Army Pensioners in India 1800-1857 - An alphabetical list of all soldiers (not officers) of the British Army (not the EIC Army) who were pensioned (did not die in service) and who elected to reside in India (did not return to Britain or elsewhere).
This list of 251 soldiers includes details of wives and children travelling with them, as well as birthplace, age and description of the soldier.
This list of 198 soldiers includes details of wives and children travelling with them, as well as birthplace, age and description of the soldier.
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 Cyndi's List - U.K. - Military
A mailing list to help those who are researching the genealogy and service records of family members who served in the armed services during World War II (1939-1945) and the history of the units and organizations in which they served.
A list of Roman Catholic Officers from Dublin, Lord Meath's Liberty, Queen's County, Roscommon, King's County, Kilkenny, Tyrone, Mayo, Tipperary and Kildare County.
List of 172 deserters from this British Regiment, mostly from the War of 1812, that would have settled in the US.
www.cyndislist.com /miluk.htm   (4543 words)

  
 Regiments and Battalions:
The Regiment is often considered to be the most important unit in the British Army.
Sometimes Infantry Regiments have more than one unit of this size and they should be correctly referred to as a Battalion and be numbered in ascending order.
listing should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind.
www.army.mod.uk /unitsandorgs/regiments_battalions.htm   (483 words)

  
 UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- British Forty-Second Regiment of Foot, 1776   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Royal Warrant of 1768 provided scarlet waistcoats for this Regiment, but in 1769 the men received white waistcoats, and the badger skin purses were replaced by others of goat skin, and buff leather.
The pistols and swords carried by the privates had been laid aside during the campaign of 1776; the former were considered of no advantage, the latter impeded the progress of the men through the thick woods, by becoming entangled among the branches.
In an annotated "List of the Officers of the Army, serving in North America" 1783, which contains contemporary manuscript notes on the Uniforms, it is stated the dress of the Highland regiment in America became "the same as the British Regiments of Infantry that have short coats, except that they continue to wear the Bonnet."
www.srcalifornia.com /uniforms/p35.htm   (346 words)

  
 Governor's Foot Guard, Chapter 11
On February 15, the nation was shocked by the news of the blowing up of the MAINE, and in April, Spain and the United States declared war respectively.
Earlier, several members of the Foot Guard had resigned and enlisted in companies that went to the front.
The metal from which the medals were made came from Admiral Dewey's Flagship OLYMPIA which played a prominent part in the Battle of Manila in 1898.
www.footguard.org /chapter11.html   (1026 words)

  
 Loyalist Institute: List of Loyalist Regiments
Following is a list of all known Loyalist regiments that served in the American Revolution between 1775 and 1784.
The list is sorted alphabetically by regiment name and provides the dates of service and type of each regiment.
For a better understanding of the different types of regiments, or establishments, please see Not All Loyalist Regiments were Created Equal.
www.royalprovincial.com /military/rlist/rlist.htm   (163 words)

  
 Lists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
List of city nicknames (with a separate list of city nicknames in the United States)
List of Regiments of the British Indian Army (1903)
List of Regiments of the British Indian Army (1922)
art.abcworld.net /Lists   (1047 words)

  
 Athletes foot
A fungal infection of the foot (also called "dermatophytosis" and "tinea pedis") caused by any of a variety of dermatophytes (i.e.
thlete's foot is one of the easier to treat dermatological conditions we encounter, and not a difficult one: several of the widely available over-the-counter medications are quite good and work on a high percentage of users (see list of orthodox fungicidals at left).
Several of the products we carry are also excellent and we list them as follows in the order of their effectiveness: (1) H3O at the 100:1 dilution rate, (2) Quikheal, either Green or Blue, and (3) neem tree oil, using any combination of the lotion, cream, and soap.
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 15th Regiment of Foot
On the 8th of June, 1758, the grenadier company of the 15th of Foot was present with Brigadier General James Wolfe during his initial landing against the defences of the Fortress of Louisbourg (located on present day Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia).
The siege of Quebec City felt the presence of the 15th of Foot.
During the battle that took place on the Plains of Abraham (September 13, 1759) the 15th held the left of the line under withering fire placed upon it by native and irregular contingents of French defenders.
www.thekingscompany.com /id1.html   (331 words)

  
 Union Soldier In The Civil War
Many immigrant soldiers were formed into their own regiments such as the Swiss Rifles (15th Missouri); the Gardes Lafayette (55th New York); the Garibaldi Guard (39th New York); the Martinez Militia (1st New Mexico); and the Polish Legion (58th New York).
The Irish regiments especially were known for their reckless courage in battle, having received more decorations and casualties than any other regiments in the Union Army.
A one to two foot deep hole was dug in the ground to roughly the same area as the tent floor was to cover.
www.cwc.lsu.edu /other/other/acw_inf.htm   (7808 words)

  
 Foot (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foot (prosody), a term used to define meter in poetry
Foot (sailing), the lower edge of a sail
The Foot Clan, a group of ninja in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foot_(disambiguation)   (119 words)

  
 Alternative cancer protocol regiments
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 Battle of Minden - Seven Years War
The uniform was white for the majority of French regiments, blue for the Prussians and German armies that followed the Prussian tradition, like Hesse-Darmstadt, and red for the British and Hanoverians.
The British and Hanoverian foot held firm considerably assisted by the fire from the column to its left, Wutginau’s Hanoverian and Hessian Foot.
The four infantry regiments and their successors celebrate Minden Day with parades and dinners, decorating their hats and accoutrements with wild roses to commemorate the picking and wearing of the roses as they advanced through the countryside on 31st July and 1st August 1759.
www.britishbattles.com /seven-years/minden.htm   (2897 words)

  
 The Colonel, Lord Cornwallis' Company, HM 33rd Regt. of Foot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Based in Southern California, The Colonel's Company of the 33rd Foot is a re-created company of one of the finest British marching Regiments to serve King George during the American War for Independence.
I have seen men go on duty in the 9th dead drunk and scarcely able to stand, but with the 33rd the sentry was always alert and alive in attention; when on duty, he was all eye, all ear...
If you are interested in becoming a member of the 33rd Foot, if you are a member of a fraternal, educational, or social organization which might enjoy a presentation, or if you have any questions about it, please e-mail us.
home.earthlink.net /~colscoy   (358 words)

  
 4th Company, Foot Guards, presents the British Army in the American War of Independence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
regiments of foot and was in force during the American War of Independence.
This new method was taught to several regiments in a training camp and then disseminated through the rest of the army by the regiments that had attended the camp.
The Journal of Richard Williams, a lieutenant of the 23rd Foot, covers many of the events in Boston in 1775.
members.aol.com /GuardsSite   (474 words)

  
 American History Forums - Highland Regiments in the SYW - 42nd, 77th, 78th Regiments of Foot
But the everyday story of these regiments - how they trained, worked, played, fought and died from their own point of view - has never been seriously told.
Sons of the Mountains: A History of the Highland regiments in North America during the French and Indian War, 1756-1767, is a two-volume set due to be co-published Spring 2006 by Purple Mountain Press and the Fort Ticonderoga Museum.
Volume One of Sons of the Mountains follows all three regiments on their various campaigns in the different theatres of war.
americanhistoryforums.com /printthread.php?t=78   (444 words)

  
 James River Publications New York Regiments mosocco.com/jreb/civilwar.htm
This is the story of the 7th New York Infantry Regiment's march to the defense of unprotected Washington, D.C., during the initial days of outbreak of the war.
Efforts failed to effect a new organization of this Regiment, known as the J. Brady Light Infantry, in summer of 1863, and the men enlisted were transferred to the 17th New York Veteran Infantry October 1, 1863.
The regiment was composed of officers and enlisted men from several Turnverein in the east.
www.mosocco.com /newyork.html   (13257 words)

  
 British Light Infantry Regiments
Formed by Colonel John Crauford, an officer of the 13th Foot.
1783 - remnant of regiment disbanded at Dover Castle
Was afterwards in Gibraltar, where the 108th Foot was drafted into it.
www.lightinfantry.org.uk /Regiments/ksli/shrop_85foottl.htm   (480 words)

  
 RevListe Book Reviews
For each regiment, uniform details are given from returns, orderly books, or what have you, but for most units, only a few fragments of information are available.
Those who do not study the German regiments per se are reminded that the Germans commented extensively on all that they experienced, and their writings on the people, clothing, and customs of the American army and American people in general are some of the most vivid and detailed available.
Many of recent threads I've seen on this list are adressed such as the effect of riflemen and their ilk.
www.liming.org /revlist/books.html   (11693 words)

  
 British Light Infantry Regiments
The purpose of this site is to list those regiments of the British Army that served in Canada and to provide details of the dates they served in Canada and the locations in which they served.
The initial list was from an inventory of British Military records held by the National Archives of Canada, the dates with the regiments name being from that list.
Except for the 100th Foot, the extraction is complete.
www.lightinfantry.org.uk /regiments/Canada/can_index.htm   (161 words)

  
 Civil War Regimental History Books
Perhaps his regiment was so decimated by battle casualities and disease that it no longer was an effective fighting force - only to be phased out or merged with another (normally newer) regiment.
Perhpas he signed up with another regiment when his original term of enlistment was up, or after he was sent home to recover from battle wounds or sickness.
Still others have been recently published for the first time by contemporary civil war enthusiasts or perhaps by someone who is using their grandfather's diary and/or letters to write a history for the first time.
www.mosocco.com /regiment.html   (1139 words)

  
 British Orderly Books -Foot
Formed as the 2nd Battalion of 4th Regiment of Foot
Light Infantry Co. from 64th Regiment of Foot.
Orderly Books for the period before 25 Dec 1782 are listed on the Provincial Orderly Books page, under the Volunteers of Ireland and 2d American Regiment.
www.revwar75.com /crown/foot4.htm   (400 words)

  
 The NitPicker's Guide to the Lord of the Rings
The following is a lengthy list of deviations to be found when comparing the text of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and the translation of those texts to film as undertaken by Peter Jackson, et.al.
Of course, this is muddied due to Jackson having Gandalf meet Treebeard at the foot of Orthanc instead of at the northern wall.
Jackson has a column of foot soldiers issue from Minas Morgul, never portrays Mordor cavalry, and has the Witch-King mounted on one of the flying beasts of Mordor.
jackflannel.org /lotr   (17652 words)

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