56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/56th_(West_Essex)_Regiment_of_Foot
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Essex
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Crimea
gptkb:India
gptkb:Sevastopol
gptkb:Lucknow
gptkb:Guadeloupe_1759
gptkb:Havannah
gptkb:Martinique_1762
gptkb:St_Lucia_1778
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1881
gptkbp:formed 1755
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Warley_Barracks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Essex_Regiment
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Pompadours
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Sir_William_Myers
gptkb:Sir_George_Prevost
gptkb:Sir_John_Clavering
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:58th_Regiment_of_Foot
gptkbp:regimentalColour purple facings
gptkbp:regimentalDepot gptkb:Warley,_Essex
gptkbp:regimentalNumber 56
gptkbp:renamed 1756
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:American_War_of_Independence
gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkbp:type line infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Essex_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6