24th Regiment of Foot

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1689-1968
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Zulu_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Boer_War
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Isandlwana
gptkb:Rorke's_Drift
gptkbp:color Red and white
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Chard
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Henry_Spalding
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1968
gptkbp:founded 1689
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brecon,_Wales
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Defender_of_Rorke's_Drift
Commemorated in military museums
Remembered in military history books
Influenced military tactics in colonial warfare
Involved in the liberation of Europe
Involved in training of new recruits in the British Army
Contributed to post-war peacekeeping efforts
Engaged in peacekeeping missions post-World War II
Engaged in the Battle of Colenso
Engaged in the Normandy landings
Fought in the Battle of Isandlwana
Involved in the Battle of Spion Kop
Legacy in modern British Army regiments
Part of the British response to the Zulu War
Participated in the Battle of Passchendaele
Participated in the Siege of Ladysmith
Participated in various colonial campaigns
Served in the Battle of the Somme
Symbol of British military tradition
Transitioned to a reserve unit after disbandment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 24th Regiment of Foot
gptkbp:insignia Regimental badge
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Nec_Aspera_Terrent
gptkbp:nickname The 24th
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:political_movement
Regimental Band
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:uniform Red tunic
White trousers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_24th_Infantry_Brigade
gptkb:Battle_of_Vaal_Krantz
gptkb:Rourke's_expedition
gptkb:Battlefield_of_Isandlwana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5