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46th Regiment (other)
46th Regiment or 46th Infantry Regiment may refer to: United Kingdom * 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army * 46th (Liverpool Welsh) Royal Tank Regiment, a unit of the British Army * 46th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), a unit of the British Army United States * 46th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army American Civil War regiments Union (Northern) Army regiments * 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 46th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 46th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 46th Indiana Infantry Regiment * 46th New York Volunteer Infantry * 46th Ohio Infantry * 46th United States Colored Infantry Confederate (Southern) Army regiments * 46th North Carolina Infantry Regiment * 46th Virginia Infantry Regiment (Pendleton County, West Virginia), a Virginia State Unit * 46th Arkansas Infantry (Mounted) * 46th Virginia Infantry See also * 46th Division (other) * 46th Brigade (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
46th (South Devonshire) Regiment Of Foot
The 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1741. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1881, becoming the 2nd Battalion of the new regiment. History Early wars The regiment was raised in Newcastle upon Tyne by John Price as John Price's Regiment of Foot in 1741. The regiment proceeded to Scotland and took part in the Battle of Prestonpans in September 1745 during the Jacobite rising. It was ranked as the 57th Regiment of Foot in 1747 but re-ranked as the 46th Regiment of Foot in 1751. After eight years' service in Ireland, the regiment embarked for Nova Scotia in May 1757 for service in the French and Indian War.Cannon, p. 11 The regiment saw action at the assault on Fort Ticonderoga in July 1758 the assault and capture of Fort Niagara in July 1759Cannon, p. 13 and the Montreal Campaign in August to September 1760. The regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
