43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot

43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot

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unit_name= 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot


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dates= 1741 - 1881
country= United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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type= Infantry
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battles= American War of Independence
Peninsular War
Battle of New Orleans
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:"The 42nd Regiment of Foot was also known as the 43rd Regiment of Foot between 1747 and 1749."The 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It was raised as Thomas Fowke's Regiment of Foot in 1741, renamed the 54th Regiment of Foot in 1747, and became the 43rd Foot in 1751. A transport {name unknown} lost November 14 1760 [ [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=1334] ] on Sable Island carrying troops of the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot. {See Sable Island link to Ships of war lost in 18th Century}. In 1881 it amalgamated with the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot, to form the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.

Prior to amalgamation, the regiment was involved in a number of prominent campaigns. These included the American War of Independence, where they were captured at Yorktown in 1781, a lengthy involvement in the Peninsular War against Napoleon, the Battle of New Orleans against General Jackson in 1815, and the Indian Mutiny. http://www.army.mod.uk/royalgreenjackets/reg_heritage/former_regiments/ox_bucks.html History of the 43rd (Monmouthshire)] ]

Victoria Cross recipients

*Henry Addison was awarded the VC in 1859 for his involvement in the Indian Mutiny.
*Frederick Augustus Smith received the VC for his part in the New Zealand Land Wars.

ee also

* British Army during the Napoleonic Wars

References

External links

* [http://www.army.mod.uk/royalgreenjackets/ Royal Green Jackets on MOD website] Includes antecedant regiments.
* [http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/obli/ox_43rdfoottl.htm Timeline for 43rd Foot at British Light Infantry Regiments]


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