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 in

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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. The regiment was re-raised in New England as the 51st Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment) in December 1754 for service in the

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but, following the disastrous loss of Oswego, it was disbanded in December 1756.

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