36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot
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| 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot | |
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| Active | 1701–1881 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 1 battalion (2 battalions 1756-58, 1804-14) |
| Nickname | "The Saucy Greens"[1] |
| Colors | Green Facings |
| March | The Poacher[2] |
| Engagements | Culloden, Third Anglo-Mysore War and the Peninsular War[1][2] |
The 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1701 and amalgamated into The Worcestershire Regiment in 1881.[1][2] Its lineage is continued today by the Mercian Regiment.
The regiment was raised by General William Caulfeild, 2nd Viscount Charlemont in May 1701; it was the successor to a previous regiment raised by Charlemont in 1694 for Irish service. In 1751, they were numbered the 36th Regiment of Foot, and in 1782 took a county title as the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Swinson, Arthur (1972). A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army. London: The Archive Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-85591-000-3.
- ^ a b c "36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071025082922/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/036-1.htm. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- Cannon, Richard (1853). Historical Record of the Thirty-Sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot. London: Parker, Furnivall and Parker. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I0EIAAAAQAAJ.
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