20th Regiment of Foot

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The 20th Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, active from the late 17th century and later known as the Lancashire Fusiliers.

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Surface form Occurrences
20th (East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
infantry regiment
line infantry regiment
activeDuringCentury 18th century
19th century
20th century
allegiance British Crown NERFINISHED
alliedWith other fusilier regiments of the British Army
associatedCounty Lancashire NERFINISHED
branch British Army
country Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
garrisonRegion Lancashire NERFINISHED
laterKnownAs Lancashire Fusiliers NERFINISHED
mergedInto Royal Regiment of Fusiliers NERFINISHED
notableBattleHonour Alma NERFINISHED
Gallipoli NERFINISHED
Inkerman NERFINISHED
Minden NERFINISHED
Relief of Ladysmith NERFINISHED
Waterloo NERFINISHED
participatedIn American War of Independence NERFINISHED
Crimean War NERFINISHED
First World War NERFINISHED
French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED
Napoleonic Wars
Second Boer War NERFINISHED
Seven Years' War NERFINISHED
War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
partOf infantry of the line
precededBy previous numbered infantry regiments of the line
primaryLanguageOfCommand English
raisedInCentury 17th century
regimentalTitleIncludes Fusiliers NERFINISHED
regimentalType fusiliers
serviceBranchRole line infantry
uniformFeature fusilier-style headgear

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Lancashire Fusiliers formedFrom 20th Regiment of Foot
Ladysmith Barracks garrison 20th Regiment of Foot
Lancashire Fusiliers laterName 20th Regiment of Foot
this entity surface form: 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
Lancashire Fusiliers regimentalNumber 20th Regiment of Foot