The 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot was a regiment of line infantry in the British Army, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated...
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"Die-hards", from the 57th Regiment of Foot (West Middlesex), which later became the 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. The 57th gained the name during...
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amalgamated with the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) in 1881. The regiment was raised by General...
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Die hard (phrase) (category Military history of the United Kingdom)
coined by Lieutenant-Colonel William Inglis of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot during the Battle of Albuera. Its original literal meaning has...
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renumbered as the 55th in 1756 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot, raised in 1755 as the 59th and renumbered as the 57th in 1756 This disambiguation...
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Kimball Bent (category People of the New Zealand Wars)
seeking adventure on 18 October 1859 he enlisted in the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot in the British Army. He served in India and his unit was...
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57th Regiment or 57th Infantry Regiment may refer to: 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot, a disestablished unit of the British Army 57th Infantry Regiment...
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Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (2nd Regiment of Foot), the PWRR is the most senior English line infantry regiment. The current regiment was named in...
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Charles McCorrie (category Middlesex Regiment soldiers)
He was approx. 25 years old, and a private in the 57th Regiment (later Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)), British Army, during the Crimean...
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The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division. In 1702, Colonel...
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The Royal Kent Regiment, the Royal Sussex Regiment and the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) to form the Queen's Regiment. Following a further...
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1804-1817 3 Battalions 1813-1814 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot - 2 Battalions 1803-1815 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot - 2 Battalions 1804-1815...
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infantry regiment numbered as the 59th Foot in 1747 and renumbered as the 48th in 1751. 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot, 59th Regiment of Foot, British...
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William Spring (British Army officer) (category 57th Regiment of Foot officers)
Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot. He was then transferred to the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot; the regiment with which he would remain for the rest of his...
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Regiment of Foot, the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot who all fought in the battle and later formed the Queen's Regiment. The 57th and its immediate...
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This is a list of numbered regiments of foot of the British Army from the mid-18th century until 1881, when numbering was abandoned. Foot was the contemporary...
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Colonel in Chief of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot, transferring in 1811 to be Colonel in Chief of the 18th Regiment of Foot, a position he...
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The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot was a Scottish infantry regiment in the British Army also known as the Black Watch. Originally titled Crawford's...
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Frederick Adam (category 57th Regiment of Foot officers)
British Brigade at Waterloo. 1829 – 1835 Colonel of 73rd Perthshire Regiment of Foot. 1835 – Colonel of 57th Foot who were stationed in India. 1843 – Colonel...
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Own) Regiment of Foot later 1st Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment The Diehards – 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot later 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment...
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New Zealand Wars (category Treaty of Waitangi)
from the 57th Regiment, told Cowan 50 years later the chief had lost his mana tapu, or sacred power, after committing adultery with the wife of another...
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Infantry) Regiment of Foot The (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment 57th (The West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot 77th (The East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot...
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Arabin (category Surnames of French origin)
16 July 2017. FAMILY HISTORY: ARABIN of CORKAGH & MOYGLARE "57th (the West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 1...
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The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) (14th Foot) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. In 1958 it amalgamated with the East Yorkshire...
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4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) (category British military units and formations of the Crimean War)
Regiment of Foot 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) 8th Brigade 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot 57th...
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Thomas Leigh-Goldie (category British Army personnel of the Crimean War)
to lieutenant-colonel, he became commanding officer of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot in around 1840. After landing in the Crimea, and being...
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Kent Regiment), formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army traditionally raised in the English county of Kent...
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Inglis Barracks (category Military history of Middlesex)
Inglis, who had commanded the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot during the Battle of Albuera, one of the bloodiest battles of the Peninsular War (1809–14)...
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Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (category Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the City of Durham)
1803 before becoming a captain of a company by purchase in the 57th Regiment of Foot on 21 April 1804. In February 1806 he was sent to the newly formed...
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Somerset Light Infantry (redirect from 13th Regiment of Foot)
7th Earl of Huntingdon was issued with a warrant authorising him to raise a regiment, and accordingly the Earl of Huntingdon's Regiment of Foot was formed...
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