63rd Regiment or 63rd Infantry Regiment may refer to:
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63rd (The West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
The 63rd Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment raised in 1756. Under the Childers Reforms, it amalgamated with the 96th Regiment of Foot to form the Manchester Regiment in 1881.
History Formation and service in the Seven Years' War
The ...
, an infantry unit of the
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gur ...
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63rd Palamcottah Light Infantry
The 63rd Palamcottah Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment could trace its origins to 1759, when it was raised as the 4th Battalion Coast Sepoys.
History
One of the oldest regiments in the British ...
, a unit of the
British Indian Army
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63rd Armor Regiment
The 63rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment of the United States Army formed in 1942.
Lineage
Constituted 3 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 745th Tank Battalion
Activated 15 August 1942 at Camp Bowie, Texas
Reorganized an ...
, a unit of the
US Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, c ...
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63rd Infantry Division (United States)
The 63rd Infantry Division ("Blood and Fire") was an infantry division of the United States Army that fought in Europe during World War II. After the war it was inactivated, but later the division number and shoulder sleeve insignia were authoriz ...
, a unit of the
US Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, c ...
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63rd Cavalry (India)
63rd Cavalry is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.
Raising
It was raised on 2 January 1957 at Alwar, Rajasthan. Lt Col Harmandar Singh (later Brigadier) was the first commanding officer. The third armoured regiment to be raised under the go ...
, a unit of the
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four ...
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;;Union (Northern) Army
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63rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 63rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
63rd Regiment Illinois was organized at Anna, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on April 10, 18 ...
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63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment
The 63rd Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 63rd Indiana Infantry was organized at Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette, Indiana, beginning February 21, 1862, as a ...
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63rd New York Infantry
The 63rd New York Infantry Regiment was a Union Army regiment in the Irish Brigade during the American Civil War. It served in some of the leading campaigns and battles of the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater of operations.
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63rd Ohio Infantry
The 63rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the Union forces in the Western Theater of operations.
Organization
The original 63rd Ohio Infantry Regiment w ...
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63rd Pennsylvania Infantry
The 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in August 1861 and mustered in for a ...
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63rd Virginia Infantry
The 63rd Virginia Infantry Regiment was a Confederate regiment during the American Civil War.
Organization
It was organized May 24, 1862, with 10 companies, A to K, all enlisted for 3 years or the duration of the war. These companies were raised ...
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