1/51 Regiment of Foot
1 Battalion 51 (2 Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot
Unit Histories
| 24-Sep-1754 |
24-Sep-1754 |
Created |
as 1/51 Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment) for service in North America |
| 25-Dec-1756 |
25-Dec-1756 |
Converted from |
1/53 Regiment of Foot |
| 25-Dec-1756 |
25-Dec-1756 |
Disbanded |
after being lost at Oswego |
| 15-May-1776 ? |
15-May-1776 ? |
Broken Up |
in America |
| 15-Nov-1776 ? |
15-Nov-1776 ? |
Reformed |
at Salisbury |
| 31-Aug-1782 |
31-Aug-1782 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 51 (2 Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot |
| 15-Jun-1807 ? |
15-Jun-1807 ? |
Absorbed |
2/51 Regiment of Foot |
| 15-May-1809 ? |
15-May-1809 ? |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 51 (2 Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) |
| 11-Apr-1821 |
11-Apr-1821 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 51 (The 2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot or The King's Own Light Infantry Regiment |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Converted to |
1 The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Number of Records Returned: 10 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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