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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:First_Battle_of_Cambridge
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gptkbp:affiliation
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Affiliated with various cadet units.
Historical ties with the Light Infantry.
Links with local communities.
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Battle_of_Quatre_Bras
gptkb:Battle_of_Vimeiro
gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Battle_of_Salamanca
gptkb:Battle_of_Albuera
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:Waterloo
gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkb:historical_figure
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Sir_John_Colborne
gptkb:Sir_William_Napier
gptkb:Sir_John_Moore
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1881
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1756
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Dublin
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Dublin Castle.
Regimental headquarters in the UK.
Wellington Barracks.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First British regiment to wear a green uniform.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British 52nd Regiment of Foot
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gptkbp:insignia
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Regimental crest.
Battle honours on the regimental flag.
Cap badge of the Light Infantry.
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:Celer_et_Audax
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Light_Infantry
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Sir_John_Moore
Merged into the Light Infantry in 1881.
Participated in the Napoleonic Wars.
Served in the Boer War.
Served in the Crimean War.
Served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Light_Division
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gptkbp:release_date
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gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers
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gptkbp:status
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No longer an active regiment.
Part of the British Army's reserve.
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gptkbp:tradition
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Light Infantry tactics.
Rifle green uniform.
Use of light infantry formations.
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:uniform
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gptkb:Green_jacket
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