52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
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 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. They were also involved in various campaigns in India.
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52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
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 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. They were also involved in various campaigns in India.
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The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regimen ...... uckinghamshire Light Infantry.
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Buff and scarlet
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Onebattalion(two battalions 1799–1803; 1804–1815)
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Light Infantry
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American Revolutionary War (i ...... land Waterloo Indian Mutiny
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Cap badge of the 52nd Regiment of Foot
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Buff and scarlet
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September 2018
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"Lower Castle Yard"
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"The Light Bobs"
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Sir John Clavering Cyrus Trapaud Sir John Moore
Sir John Colborne
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One battalion
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– D. H. Parry.
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– Ensign William Leeke (The History of Lord Seaton's Regiment)
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The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regimen ...... in various campaigns in India.
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"The Light Bobs"
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