The 55th Regiment of Foot was a

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, raised in 1755. After 1782 it had a

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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 w ...

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

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in 1881.

History

Formation

The regiment was raised in

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by Colonel George Perry as the 57th Regiment of Foot in 1755 for service in the

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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

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for service in the

French and Indian War The French and Indian War, 1754 to 1763, was a colonial conflict in North America between Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Kingdom of France, France, along with their respective Native Americans in the United States, Native American ...

and arrived in

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on 8 July 1757 with the objective of taking part in the abandoned attack on the

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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

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in November 1757, Howe accompanied Major

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, 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, 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 known as Fort Ticonderog ...

in July 1758. After Howe's death

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was appointed commander of the regiment. In an unfortunate accident Prideaux was killed by the blast of a cohorn while walking through the entrenchments during the

Battle of Fort Niagara The Battle of Fort Niagara was a siege late in the French and Indian War, the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War. The British siege of Fort Niagara in July 1759 was part of a campaign to remove French control of the Great Lakes and ...

in July 1759. The regiment, as part of General

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's army, participated in the Battle of Ticonderoga and the capture of

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later that month. In 1760 Colonel

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took command of the regiment and led it up the

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: the regiment witnessed the Montreal Campaign between August and 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

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, which was under siege from neighbouring Native Americans led by

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. The British force was ambushed and badly mauled en route at the

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in July 1763. In 1764 many surviving members of the regiment were drafted into the

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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

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. The regiment fought at the

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in August 1776 and the

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in January 1777. It went on to take part in the

Philadelphia campaign The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British military campaign during the American Revolutionary War designed to gain control of Philadelphia, the Revolutionary-era capital where the Second Continental Congress convened, formed the ...

and saw action at the

Battle of Brandywine The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777, as part of the Am ...

in September 1777, the

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later that month and the

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in October 1777. The regiment was transferred to the

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in November 1778 and saw action at the Battle of St. Lucia in December 1778. Most of the regiment were captured at the

siege of Brimstone Hill The French invasion of Saint Kitts also known as the siege of Brimstone Hill, from 19 January–13 February 1782, was a part of the American Revolutionary War. After landing on Saint Kitts, the French troops of the Marquis de Bouillé stormed and ...

in February 1782 during the French invasion of

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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

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for service in the

French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars () were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted French First Republic, France against Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, Habsb ...

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

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in February 1794, on

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in April 1794 and on

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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

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in 1798 for service in the

Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland The Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland (or Anglo-Russian expedition to Holland, or Helder Expedition) was a military campaign from 27 August to 19 November 1799 during the War of the Second Coalition, in which an expeditionary force of British and ...

. 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 The Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Reconquista Española de Santo Domingo'') was a successful revolt against Era de Francia, French rule in the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo which lasted from November 7, 1 ...

in July 1809. The regiment returned home in 1812 and, having been sent to

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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

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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 Kingdom 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 183 ...

in 1834. In 1841 the regiment was deployed to

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for service in the

First Opium War The First Opium War ( zh, t=第一次鴉片戰爭, p=Dìyīcì yāpiàn zhànzhēng), also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1 ...

. It was selected as part of the expeditionary force that moved north from

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and participated in the

Battle of Amoy The Battle of Amoy was fought between British and Qing forces at Amoy (present-day Xiamen) on Xiamen Island, Fujian, in the Qing Empire on 26August 1841 during the First Opium War. The British captured the forts at Xiamen and on nearby Gulangy ...

in August 1841. The regiment was the first to land when British forces disembarked from boats at the

Capture of Chusan The First Capture of Chusan () by British forces in China occurred on 5–6 July 1840 during the First Opium War. The British captured Chusan (Zhoushan), the largest island of an archipelago of that name. Background The Kangxi Emperor estab ...

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

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on the walls of the city. After the battle, a detachment of the 55th and

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were left to garrison the city. On 10 October 1841 the 55th again was part of the force that engaged

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troops at the

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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 in July. It then garrisoned Chinkiang until the

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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

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and

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during the

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. The regiment saw action at the

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in September 1854, the

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in November 1854 and the siege of Sevastopol in winter 1854. After returning home in 1857 it was deployed to

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in 1863 and saw action during the

Bhutan War The Duar War (or Anglo-Bhutanese War) was a war fought between British Raj, British India and Bhutan in 1864 to 1865. It has been the only military conflict between the two states since 1774. Background Across the nineteenth century, British ...

in 1864. As part of the

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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

, and assigned to district no. 2 at

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. On 1 July 1881 the

came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot to form the

with the former 55th forming the 2nd battalion. There is a memorial chapel for the

, housing the colours of the 55th regiment, at Kendal Parish Church.

Battle honours

The regiment received the following battle honours: *

(1775–78);

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, 1778 *

(1854–55);

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Victoria Crosses

Victoria Crosses awarded to men of the regiment were: *Private Thomas Beach,

(5 Nov 1854) *Brevet Major

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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

*1759–1762: Lt-Gen Sir

*1762–1774: Lt-Gen William Gansell *1774–1775: Lt-Gen

Richard Lambart, 6th Earl of Cavan Lieutenant-General Richard Lambart, 6th Earl of Cavan (died 2 November 1778) was an Anglo-Irish peerage, peer and soldier. He was the son of Henry and Dorothea Lambart and succeeded his cousin Ford Lambart, 5th Earl of Cavan, to the Earldom of Ca ...

*1775: Gen

Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet (20 September 1720 – 1 August 1796) was a British Army officer during the American Revolutionary War. Life Robert Pigot was born in London, England in 1720. His two brothers were George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot, ...

*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 *1814–1846: Gen Sir William Henry Clinton *1846: Lt-Gen Alexander George Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun *1846–1848: Lt-Gen John Wardlaw *1848–1855: Gen

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*1855–1856: Lt-Gen Hon. Henry Edward Butler *1856–1857: Maj-Gen Hon. George Anson *1857–1861: Lt-Gen Sir

James Holmes Schoedde Lieutenant General Sir James Holmes Schoedde KCB (1786 – 14 November 1861) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot and the 55th Regiment of Foot. Early life James Holmes Schoëdde was b ...

*1861–1862: Gen Sir William Henry Elliott *1862–1873: Gen Sir

Patrick Edmonstone Craigie General Sir Patrick "Peter" Edmonstone Craigie, (3 February 1794 – 13 December 1873) was a senior officer in the British Army. Life He was born the third son of Lawrence Craigie, later twice Lord Provost of Glasgow. He was educated at Glasgo ...

*1873–1878: Gen Sir

Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy (1804–1878) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. Military career Guy was commissioned into the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1824. He went on to ...

*1878–1879: Gen Sir Edmund Haythorne *1879–1881: Gen Sir

Henry Charles Barnston Daubeney General Sir Henry Charles Barnston Daubeney (1810– 17 January 1903) was a senior officer in the British Army during the 19th century. Biography Daubeney was born in 1810, the son of Lieutenant General Henry Daubeney, KH, of the 80th Regiment ...

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External links

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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.
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Living History and reenactment unit portraying the 55th in 1776.

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History

Formation

French and Indian War service

Pontiac's War

American Revolutionary War

Napoleonic Wars

The Victorian era

Battle honours

Victoria Crosses

Colonels

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55th Regiment of Foot

References

Sources

Further reading

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