93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot

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The 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a distinguished Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, famed for its steadfast “Thin Red Line” stand during the Crimean War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment ⓘ
Scottish regiment ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
associatedPhrase The Thin Red Line ⓘ
associatedWith Highland regiments of the British Army ⓘ
Scottish military history ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
conflict Crimean War ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalIdentity Scottish ⓘ
decorations various battle honours for Crimean War service ⓘ
distinction reputation for discipline and steadiness under fire ⓘ
engagement Battle of Balaclava ⓘ
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
equipment muzzle-loading rifle-muskets (Crimean War era) ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
ethos loyalty to Crown and regiment ⓘ
famedFor Thin Red Line stand at the Battle of Balaclava ⓘ
garrison various postings within the British Empire ⓘ
heritage Highland clan traditions ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
laterPartOf Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ⓘ
militaryFormation regiment of foot ⓘ
motto Thin Red Line (associated phrase) ⓘ
nickname Sutherland Highlanders ⓘ
The Thin Red Line ⓘ
notableAction repulsing Russian cavalry at Balaclava in line formation ⓘ
notableFor standing two ranks deep against cavalry instead of forming square at Balaclava ⓘ
notedIn British military historiography ⓘ
raisedIn Sutherland ⓘ
recruitmentArea Scottish Highlands ⓘ
region Scotland ⓘ
role line infantry ⓘ
service British Empire overseas campaigns ⓘ
symbolizes British Victorian military courage ⓘ
tacticalDoctrine line infantry tactics of the Napoleonic and Victorian eras ⓘ
training close-order drill and volley fire tactics ⓘ
type line infantry ⓘ
uniform kilted Highland dress ⓘ
weapon bayonet-equipped infantry rifles ⓘ

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Battle of Balaclava → involvedUnit → 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
Colin Campbell → commanded → 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
Thin Red Line → hasPart → 93rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
linked to: 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
Thin Red Line → militaryUnitInvolved → 93rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
linked to: 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
Highland Brigade → regimentalComponent → 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders → formedByAmalgamationOf → 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
Sutherland Highlanders → hasAlternativeName → 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
Sutherland Highlanders → hasAlternativeName → 93rd Sutherland Highlanders ⓘ
linked to: 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
The Thin Red Line → hasPart → stand of the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
linked to: 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
The Thin Red Line → involvesMilitaryUnit → 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders → formedByAmalgamationOf → 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
subject linked to: A&SH