2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1858-1968
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Welsh
gptkb:Army_Cadet_Force
gptkb:Army
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Isandlwana
gptkb:Rorke's_Drift
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:colors Red and white
gptkbp:command_structure Regimental Headquarters
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:current_status disbanded
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1968
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Second_Anglo-Zulu_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:formation_date 1858
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Belfast
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Belfast
gptkbp:historical_role Frontline combat
Colonial defense
Imperial policing
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Rorke's_Drift_defense
Isandlwana battle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot
gptkbp:insignia Regimental badge
gptkbp:legacy Military history of the UK
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Nec_Aspera_Terrent
gptkbp:nickname The 24th
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_Henry_Spalding
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Chard
gptkbp:operations Peacekeeping missions
Counter-insurgency operations
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:24th_Regiment_of_Foot
gptkbp:recruitment British citizens
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Lion_rampant
Union flag
gptkbp:tradition Military traditions of the British Army
gptkbp:training Military training
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:uniform White trousers
Red tunics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colonel_Henry_Pulleine
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Henry_Pulleine
gptkb:Battle_of_Inyezane
gptkb:Rorke's_Drift_garrison
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7