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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1756-1881
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Royal_Gurkha_Rifles
gptkb:The_Light_Infantry
gptkb:The_Royal_Welsh
gptkb:The_Parachute_Regiment
The Rifles
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:India
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Waterloo
Gibraltar
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gptkbp:branch
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Army
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gptkbp:canBe
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gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers
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gptkbp:colors
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Red and white
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1881
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Campbell
Participated in the Battle of Waterloo
Engaged in the Siege of Gibraltar
Involved in the Battle of Inkerman
Involved in the Battle of the Somme
Part of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division
Transitioned to a reserve unit after 1881
Involved_in_peacekeeping_missions_post-World_War_II
Participated_in_the_Korean_War
Fought_at_the_Battle_of_Albuera
Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Spion_Kop
Served_in_the_Middle_East_during_World_War_II
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gptkbp:founded
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1756
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Bristol
gptkb:Fortress_of_Plymouth
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Plymouth
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Engaged in the Second Anglo-Afghan War
Fought_in_the_Boer_War
Involved_in_World_War_I
Involved_in_World_War_II
Participated_in_the_Napoleonic_Wars
Served_in_the_Crimean_War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The 40th Regiment of Foot
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gptkbp:insignia
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Regimental badge
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gptkbp:motto
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Quo Fata Vocant
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gptkbp:nickname
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The 2nd Somersetshire Regiment
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:General_Sir_John_Moore
gptkb:Sir_William_Napier
gptkb:Sir_John_Moore
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Campbell
gptkb:Sir_John_Colborne
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:The_Duke_of_Cornwall's_Light_Infantry
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gptkbp:previousName
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The 40th Foot (2nd Somersetshire)
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Somerset
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1756-1881
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:The_Somerset_Light_Infantry
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gptkbp:traditions
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Marching songs
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Line_Infantry
Line infantry
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gptkbp:uniform
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Red coat with white facings
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