59th Regiment of Foot
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Three regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 59th Regiment of Foot:
- 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot-History:The regiment was first raised in 1741 as James Cholmondeley's Regiment of Foot in Norwich, England during the War of Austrian Succession. The regiment first saw action at the Battles of Falkirk and Culloden in 1745-1746, campaigning against the Young Pretender. In 1748, it was renumbered...
, 59th Regiment of Foot, British infantry regiment numbered as the 59th Foot in 1747 and renumbered as the 48th in 1751. - 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of FootThe 57th Regiment of Foot was a regiment of line infantry in the British Army.-History:The regiment started out as the 59th Regiment of Foot raised in Gloucester in 1755....
, 59th Regiment of Foot, British infantry regiment raised in 1755 and renumbered as the 57th in 1756 - 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of FootThe 59th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1755 in response to the threat of renewed war with France. It was amalgamated with the 30th Regiment of Foot in 1881 to form The East Lancashire Regiment as part of the Childers Reforms.-Formation and numbering:In...
, British infantry regiment raised as the 61st and renumbered as the 59th in 1756