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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
infantry regiment
allegiance British Crown NERFINISHED
associatedWith Green Jackets Brigade NERFINISHED
Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) NERFINISHED
Royal Green Jackets NERFINISHED
battleHonour Cassino NERFINISHED
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
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
Winchester NERFINISHED
militaryRole light infantry
motto Celer et Audax
notableFor rifle-armed infantry
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
The Rifles NERFINISHED
tacticalDoctrine independent fire and initiative
marksmanship emphasis
skirmishing in open order
translationOfMotto Swift and Bold
typeOfWeapon rifle
uniformFeature black buttons
black leather equipment
rifle green jacket

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King's Royal Rifle Corps nickname The 60th Rifles