British West India Regiment

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod	1795–1927
gptkbp:awardedMedals	gptkb:Victory_Medal gptkb:1914–15_Star gptkb:British_War_Medal
gptkbp:battleHonours	gptkb:Ashanti gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Italy gptkb:Jamaica gptkb:Palestine gptkb:West_Africa gptkb:Mesopotamia France and Flanders Cameroons
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:composedOf	black soldiers
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1927
gptkbp:formed	1795
gptkbp:foughtIn	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Caribbean gptkb:Europe gptkb:Middle_East
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Barbados gptkb:Jamaica
gptkbp:legacy	commemorated in Caribbean nations influenced Caribbean military history
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Pro_Aris_et_Focis
gptkbp:notableCommander	Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Bunbury Major General Sir George Beckwith
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:Second_Maroon_War West Africa campaigns
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Taranto_Mutiny
gptkbp:notableFor	service of Caribbean soldiers in British Army
gptkbp:numberOfBattalions	12
gptkbp:officersWere	white
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitedFrom	gptkb:Caribbean gptkb:West_Indies
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:West_India_Regiment gptkb:King's_African_Rifles gptkb:West_African_Frontier_Force
gptkbp:uniform	red coat white facings shako
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bussa's_Rebellion
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British West India Regiment