The 60th Rifles
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The 60th Rifles was a renowned British Army light infantry regiment, formally known as the King's Royal Rifle Corps, noted for its skirmishing tactics and service across the British Empire and in major 19th- and 20th-century conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The 60th Rifles canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Green Jackets Brigade
NERFINISHED
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Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Green Jackets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Cassino
NERFINISHED
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Delhi 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa 1899–1902 ⓘ Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Crimean War
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World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison |
Peninsula Barracks, Winchester
NERFINISHED
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Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | light infantry ⓘ |
| motto | Celer et Audax ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rifle-armed infantry
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service across the British Empire ⓘ service in 19th-century conflicts ⓘ service in 20th-century conflicts ⓘ skirmishing tactics ⓘ |
| officialName | King's Royal Rifle Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army light infantry tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalCollect | O God, whose days are without end and whose mercies cannot be numbered ⓘ |
| regimentalDepot | Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch | I'm Ninety-Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorUnit |
Royal Green Jackets
NERFINISHED
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The Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tacticalDoctrine |
independent fire and initiative
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marksmanship emphasis ⓘ skirmishing in open order ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | Swift and Bold ⓘ |
| typeOfWeapon | rifle ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
black buttons
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black leather equipment ⓘ rifle green jacket ⓘ |
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