52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
For other units with the same regimental number, see 52nd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation) The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot was a light infantry regiment of the British Army throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries. The regiment first saw active service during the American War of Independence, and were posted to India during the Anglo-Mysore Wars. During the Napoleonic Wars, the 52nd were part of the Light Division, and were present at most of the major battles of the Peninsula campaign, becoming one of the most celebrated regiments, described by Sir William Napier as "a regiment never surpassed in arms since arms werefirst borne by men". They had the largest British battalion at Waterloo, 1815, where they formed part of the final charge against Napoleon's Imperial Guard. The
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52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
For other units with the same regimental number, see 52nd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation) The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot was a light infantry regiment of the British Army throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries. The regiment first saw active service during the American War of Independence, and were posted to India during the Anglo-Mysore Wars. During the Napoleonic Wars, the 52nd were part of the Light Division, and were present at most of the major battles of the Peninsula campaign, becoming one of the most celebrated regiments, described by Sir William Napier as "a regiment never surpassed in arms since arms werefirst borne by men". They had the largest British battalion at Waterloo, 1815, where they formed part of the final charge against Napoleon's Imperial Guard. The
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Buff and scarlet
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one or two battalions
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Light Infantry
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Officer and private of 52nd by C H Hamilton & J C Stadler, 19th century
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– D. H. Parry.
– Ensign William Leeke (The History of Lord Seaton's Regiment)
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"The Light Bobs"
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