53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
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Not to be confused with 53rd (Napier's) Regiment of Foot.
The 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 85th (King's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot to form the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1881.
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53rd Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 1755–1881 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1755–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1881) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | One battalion (two battalions 1803–1817) |
Garrison/HQ | Copthorne Barracks, Shrewsbury |
Nickname(s) | "Old Five & Threepennies"[1] "Brickdusts" "Red Regiment" |
Colors | Red Facings |
Engagements | American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | William Whitmore Sir John Abercromby |
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