The 55th Regiment of Foot was a
British Army
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infantry
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regiment
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, raised in 1755. After 1782 it had a
county
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designation added, becoming known as the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. Under the
Childers Reforms
The Childers Reforms of 1881 reorganised the infantry regiments of the British Army. The reforms were done by Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers during 1881, and were a continuation of the earlier Cardwell Reforms.
The reorganisation wa ...
it amalgamated with the
34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot
The 34th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to form the Border Regiment in 1881.
History Early history
The regime ...
to form the
Border Regiment
The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot.
After service i ...
in 1881.
History
Formation
The regiment was raised in
Stirling
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by Colonel George Perry as the 57th Regiment of Foot in 1755 for service in the
Seven Years' War
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.
It was re-ranked as the 55th Regiment of Foot, following the disbandment of the existing
50th and
51st regiments, in 1756.
French and Indian War service
The regiment embarked for
North America
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for service in the
French and Indian War
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and arrived in
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
on 8 July 1757 with the objective of taking part in the abandoned attack on the
Fortress of Louisbourg
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. Following the death of Colonel Perry,
Lord George Augustus Viscount Howe was appointed Colonel of the regiment in September 1757.
[ After the regiment arrived in ]Albany, New York
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in November 1757, Howe accompanied Major Robert Rogers, commander of His Majesty's Independent Companies of Rangers on a scout, to learn the art of "bush fighting." Howe's willingness to learn from the American rangers and his interaction with subordinates won him the respect of both colonist and British redcoat being described as the "Idol of the army." In the spring of 1758, Howe began to train and accoutre the men in the regiment more like rangers to better adapt them to warfare in America.[ He was killed in a skirmish the day before the ]Battle of Carillon
The Battle of Carillon, also known as the 1758 Battle of Ticonderoga, Chartrand (2000), p. 57 was fought on July 8, 1758, during the French and Indian War (which was part of the global Seven Years' War). It was fought near Fort Carillon (now ...
in July 1758.[
After Howe's death John Prideaux was appointed commander of the regiment. In an unfortunate accident Prideaux was killed by the blast of a ]cohorn
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while walking through the entrenchments during the Battle of Fort Niagara
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in July 1759. The regiment, as part of General Jeffery Amherst's army, participated in the Battle of Ticonderoga and the capture of Fort Crown Point
Fort Crown Point was built by the combined efforts of both British and provincial troops (from New York and the New England Colonies) in North America in 1759 at a narrows on Lake Champlain on what later became the border between New York and Vermo ...
later that month.[
In 1760 Colonel ]James Adolphus Oughton
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His monument in Westminster Abbey
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took command of the regiment and led it up the Saint Lawrence River
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: the regiment witnessed the Montreal Campaign between August to September 1760.[ William Gansell became the colonel of the regiment in 1762.][
]
Pontiac's War
In summer 1763, volunteers from the regiment were sent to reinforce the British post at Fort Detroit
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, which was under siege from neighbouring Native Americans led by Pontiac Pontiac may refer to:
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. The British force was ambushed and badly mauled en route at the Battle of Bloody Run
The Battle of Bloody Run was fought during Pontiac's War on July 31, 1763, on what now is the site of Elmwood Cemetery in the Eastside Historic Cemetery District of Detroit, Michigan. In an attempt to break Pontiac's siege of Fort Detroit ...
in July 1763. In 1764 many surviving members of the regiment were drafted into the 17th Regiment of Foot
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Seventeen is the sum of the first four prime numbers.
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. Anne Grant, whose father was an officer in the 55th Regiment, wrote; "they were going to become part of a regiment of no repute; whom they themselves had held in the utmost contempt when they formerly served together."
American Revolutionary War
The regiment returned to North America for the American Revolutionary War
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. The regiment fought at the Battle of Long Island
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in August 1776 and the Battle of Princeton
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in January 1777.[ It went on to take part in the ]Philadelphia campaign
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and saw action at the Battle of Brandywine
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in September 1777, the Battle of Paoli
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later that month and the Battle of Germantown
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in October 1777.[ The regiment was transferred to the ]West Indies
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in November 1778 and saw action at the Battle of St. Lucia
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Back ...
in December 1778.[ Most of the regiment were captured at the ]siege of Brimstone Hill
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in February 1782 during the French invasion of Saint Kitts
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.[ The regiment adopted a county designation as the 55th (the Westmoreland) Regiment of Foot in August 1782.][
]
Napoleonic Wars
In 1793 the regiment embarked for Flanders
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for service in the French Revolutionary Wars
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and saw action at the siege of Ypres in June 1794.[ It then moved to the West Indies and took part in the attack on ]Martinique
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in February 1794, on Saint Lucia
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in April 1794 and on Guadeloupe
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later that month as well as the capture of Saint Lucia in May 1796.[ It also helped suppress an insurrection by caribs on Saint Vincent in June 1796.][ After returning to England in 1797 the regiment landed at ]Ostend
Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerk ...
in 1798 for service in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
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.[ It saw action at the Battle of Bergen in September 1799 and the Battle of Alkmaar in October 1799.][ After returning home in 1800 the regiment was deployed to the West Indies again in 1800 and went to the aid of Britain's new found Spanish allies during the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo in July 1809.][ The regiment returned home in 1812 and, having been sent to ]Holland
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in 1813, took part in the siege of Bergen op Zoom in March 1814.[
]
The Victorian era
The regiment sailed for the Cape of Good Hope
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in 1819 and saw action in the Fifth Xhosa War.[ It also served in the ]Coorg War
The Coorg War was fought between the British East India Company and the State of Coorg in 1834. Defiance of the Raja of Coorg (Chikka Virarajendra), a small state in South India, led to a short but bloody campaign in 1834. In February 1834, ...
in 1834.[
In 1841 the regiment was deployed to ]China
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for service in the First Opium War
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. It was selected as part of the expeditionary force that moved north from Hong Kong
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and participated in the Battle of Amoy in August 1841. The regiment was the first to land when British forces disembarked from boats at the Capture of Chusan
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The Kangxi Emperor esta ...
in October 1841. It landed on a beach and then assaulted an enemy strong point called Guards Hill, where it ascended under heavy fire but eventually took the hill. It then proceeded to take the heights overlooking Tinghai and then immediately descended and placed its regimental colours
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on the walls of the city. After the battle, a detachment of the 55th and 18th Regiment of Foot
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were left to garrison the city. On 10 October 1841 the 55th again was part of the force that engaged Qing
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troops at the Battle of Chinhai
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: the regiment was left to garrison the city after the battle and remained there for the remainder of the year.
In 1842, the regiment saw action at Chapu in May, and Chinkiang
Zhenjiang, alternately romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal. It is opposite Yangzhou (to its north) ...
in July. It then garrisoned Chinkiang until the Treaty of Nanking
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In the ...
was signed. Part of the regiment remained in Hong Kong after the war. For its service during the war it was allowed the addition of a dragon badge superscribed "China" on its regimental colour.[
The regiment saw active service in ]Turkey
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and Russia
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during the Crimean War
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. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Alma
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in September 1854, the Battle of Inkerman
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in November 1854 and the siege of Sevastopol in winter 1854.[ After returning home in 1857 it was deployed to ]India
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in 1863 and saw action during the Bhutan War
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Background
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in 1864.[
As part of the ]Cardwell Reforms
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of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 55th was linked with the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot
The 34th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to form the Border Regiment in 1881.
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, and assigned to district no. 2 at Carlisle Castle
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. On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms
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The reorganisation wa ...
came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot to form the Border Regiment
The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot.
After service i ...
with the former 55th forming the 2nd battalion.[ There is a memorial chapel for the ]Border Regiment
The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot.
After service i ...
, housing the colours of the 55th regiment, at Kendal Parish Church
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.
Battle honours
The regiment received the following battle honours:[
*]American Revolutionary War
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(1775–78); St Lucia
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, 1778
*Crimean War
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(1854–55); Alma
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* ''Alma'' (Le Clézio novel), 2017
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, Inkerman
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, Sevastopol
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Victoria Crosses
Victoria Crosses awarded to men of the regiment were:
*Private Thomas Beach, Crimean War
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(5 Nov 1854)
*Brevet Major Frederick Cockayne Elton
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, Crimean War (29 March 1855)
Colonels
The Colonels of the regiment have been:
57th Regiment of Foot
*1755–1757: Col Charles Perry
55th Regiment of Foot
*1757–1758: Brig-Gen George Augustus Howe
*1758–1759: Brig-Gen John Prideaux
*1759–1762: Lt-Gen Sir James Adolphus Oughton
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His monument in Westminster Abbey
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*1762–1774: Lt-Gen William Gansell
*1774–1775: Lt-Gen Richard Lambart, 6th Earl of Cavan
*1775: Gen Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet
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*1775–1791: Gen James Grant
;55th (Westmoreland) Regiment
*1791–1811: Gen Loftus Anthony Tottenham
*1811–1812: Lt-Gen Donald McDonald
*1812–1814: Lt-Gen Sir Colin Campbell Colin may refer to:
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*1814–1846: Gen Sir William Henry Clinton
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*1846: Lt-Gen Alexander George Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun
*1846–1848: Lt-Gen John Wardlaw
*1848–1855: Gen John Millet Hamerton
*1855–1856: Lt-Gen Hon. Henry Edward Butler
*1856–1857: Maj-Gen Hon. George Anson
*1857–1861: Lt-Gen Sir James Holmes Schoedde
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*1861–1862: Gen Sir William Henry Elliott
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Born in 1792 in Spennithorne, Yorkshire, he was the fourth son of Commander John Elliott, Royal Navy, R.N. (1759–1834), who as a midshipman had sailed on ...
*1862–1873: Gen Sir Patrick Edmonstone Craigie
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*1873–1878: Gen Sir Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy
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*1878–1879: Gen Sir Edmund Haythorne
*1879–1881: Gen Sir Henry Charles Barnston Daubeney
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* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
References
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External links
55th Regiment of Foot, Company of Light Infantry (1759-1764)
Archived
2009-10-22) Living History group re-enacting the light infantry company of the 55th Regiment during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's Rebellion.
The 55th Regiment of Foot, Capt. James Taylor Trevor's Co'y
Living History and reenactment unit portraying the 55th in 1776.
at regiments.org
55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot
Cumbria's Museum of Military Life
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