52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/52nd_(Oxfordshire)_Regiment_of_Foot_(Light_Infantry)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	British Army infantry regiment
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:The_Royal_Green_Jackets
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Buckinghamshire gptkb:Oxfordshire
gptkbp:awardedVictoriaCross	gptkb:William_Napier William McBean
gptkbp:battleHonours	gptkb:India gptkb:Toulouse gptkb:Waterloo gptkb:island gptkb:Corunna gptkb:Nive gptkb:Lucknow gptkb:Ciudad_Rodrigo gptkb:Vittoria gptkb:Badajoz gptkb:Delhi gptkb:Nivelle gptkb:Orthes Afghanistan 1879-80
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1881
gptkbp:established	1755
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Cowley_Barracks,_Oxford
gptkbp:honoraryColonel	gptkb:Sir_John_Moore
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Oxfordshire_Light_Infantry
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Celer_et_Audax
gptkbp:museum	gptkb:Soldiers_of_Oxfordshire_Museum
gptkbp:nickname	The 52nd
gptkbp:notableAction	Led charge at Waterloo against Imperial Guard
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Sir_John_Colborne gptkb:Sir_John_Moore gptkb:Sir_William_Napier
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857 gptkb:Peninsular_War gptkb:American_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Light_Division
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:54th_Regiment_of_Foot
gptkbp:regimentalColour	Buff facings
gptkbp:regimentalMarch	The 52nd Quick Step
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry
gptkbp:type	Light infantry Line infantry
gptkbp:uniform	Red coat with buff facings
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:British_Light_Infantry_Regiments
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7