
The 51st, or Pepperrell's Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment first raised in 1745.
History
The regiment was first raised by
Sir William Pepperrell
Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet (27 June 1696 – 6 July 1759) was a merchant and soldier in colonial Massachusetts. He is widely remembered for organizing, financing, and leading the 1745 expedition that captured the French fortr ...
in
as Sir William Pepperell's Regiment of Foot and ranked as the 66th Regiment of Foot in September 1745.
It was disbanded in May 1749.
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The regiment was re-raised in New England as the 51st Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment) in December 1754 for service in the ]French and Indian War
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the st ...
but, following the disastrous loss of Oswego, it was disbanded in December 1756.[
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References
{{Regiments of Foot
Infantry regiments of the British Army
Military units and formations of the French and Indian War
Military units and formations established in 1754
1754 establishments in the British Empire