British 8th Foot

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_British_Legion
gptkb:Army_Cadet_Force
Veterans associations
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Sikh_War
gptkbp:colors Red and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1881
gptkbp:formation_date 1756
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:historical_role Peacekeeping missions
Military campaigns in the Napoleonic Wars
Military campaigns in India
Military campaigns in North America
Military campaigns in Europe
Military campaigns in the Caribbean
Colonial defense
Military campaigns in World War I
Military campaigns in Africa
Military campaigns in the Balkans
Military campaigns in the Middle East
Military campaigns in the Pacific
Military campaigns in Afghanistan
Military campaigns in Iraq
Military campaigns in World War II
Military campaigns in the Balkans War
Military campaigns in the Boer War
Military campaigns in the Far East
Military campaigns in the Gulf War
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in major 19th-century conflicts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 8th Foot
gptkbp:insignia Regimental badge
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Quo_Fata_Vocant
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_King's_Own
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Conway
gptkb:Sir_William_Napier
gptkb:Sir_John_Moore
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:regimental_mascot gptkb:Lamb_of_God
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:successor gptkb:The_Duke_of_Wellington's_Regiment
gptkbp:tradition Regimental dinners
Drill practices
Parade days
gptkbp:uniform Red coat with white facings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_George
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6