Minden Day

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military observance regimental commemoration

Minden Day is a British Army regimental commemoration held annually to honor the historic 1759 victory at the Battle of Minden during the Seven Years' War.

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military observance → regimental commemoration →
appliesTo	British Army → British Army regiments →
associatedWith	British Army infantry regiments → King's Regiment → Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment → Royal Anglian Regiment → Royal Artillery → Royal Regiment of Fusiliers → Royal Welsh → The Rifles → Yorkshire Regiment →
commemorates	Battle of Minden →
conflictContext	Seven Years' War →
country	United Kingdom →
dateOfCommemoration	1 August →
frequency	annual →
hasColorAssociation	red roses → yellow roses →
hasCulturalSignificance	esprit de corps → regimental identity →
hasPart	church services → parades → regimental dinners → wreath-laying ceremonies →
honours	Battle of Minden →
locationOfNamesakeBattle	Minden, Germany →
militaryBranch	British Army →
namedAfter	Minden →
observedBy	regimental associations → serving soldiers → veterans →
partOf	British Army ceremonial calendar →
reasonForCommemoration	victory over French forces at Battle of Minden →
relatedTo	British military history → battle honours → regimental traditions →
startTime	1759-08-01 →
symbol	roses →
tradition	wearing roses in headdress →
yearOfBattleCommemorated	1759 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Minden →	commemoratedOn