Royal Leicestershire Regiment
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The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army with origins in the 17th century, known for its long service in numerous campaigns across the British Empire and both World Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Leicestershire Regiment canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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infantry regiment ⓘ line infantry regiment ⓘ |
| alliedTo | Canadian regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amalgamatedInto | Royal Anglian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Afghanistan 1878–80
NERFINISHED
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Burma 1942–45 ⓘ Dettingen NERFINISHED ⓘ El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Loos NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa 1899–1902 ⓘ Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| capBadgeFeature | tiger ⓘ |
| category |
Military units and formations disestablished in 1964
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Military units and formations established in 1688 ⓘ Regiments of the British Army ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateDisbanded | 1964 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1688 ⓘ |
| garrison | Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
17th Regiment of Foot
NERFINISHED
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Leicestershire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
4th Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
NERFINISHED
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Royal Anglian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Honi soit qui mal y pense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| raisedIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedRoyalTitle | 1946 ⓘ |
| regimentalDepot | Glen Parva Barracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMuseum | Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| servedIn |
First World War
NERFINISHED
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Indian Mutiny NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ various colonial campaigns ⓘ |
| tradition | tiger emblem from service in India ⓘ |
| type | line infantry ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.