King's Royal Rifle Corps

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The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a renowned infantry regiment of the British Army, distinguished for its light infantry tactics and extensive service in major conflicts from the 18th to the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
battleHonour Delhi 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Delhi

El Alamein ⓘ
Normandy 1944 ⓘ
Peninsula ⓘ
Quebec 1759 ⓘ
Somme 1916 ⓘ
South Africa 1899–1902 ⓘ
Waterloo ⓘ
Ypres 1917 ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateFormed 1755 ⓘ
decoratedMember Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Stephen Dimmer VC ⓘ
Rifleman Henry May VC ⓘ
Rifleman William Mariner VC ⓘ
disbanded 1958 ⓘ
engagement American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Crimean War ⓘ
First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ
Second Boer War ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
garrison Peninsula Barracks, Winchester ⓘ
Winchester ⓘ
mergedInto Green Jackets Brigade ⓘ
motto Celer et Audax ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation Swift and Bold ⓘ
nickname The 60th Rifles ⓘ
notableCommander Lord Wolseley ⓘ
linked to: Viscount Wolseley

Sir John Moore ⓘ
Sir Redvers Buller ⓘ
originalName The Royal American Regiment ⓘ
placeFormed British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America
regimentalNumber 60th Regiment of Foot ⓘ
role light infantry ⓘ
rifle regiment ⓘ
specialization marksmanship ⓘ
skirmishing ⓘ
successor Royal Green Jackets ⓘ
tradition emphasis on individual initiative and marksmanship ⓘ
type line infantry ⓘ
uniformFeature black buttons ⓘ
black leather equipment ⓘ
rifle green jacket ⓘ

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Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts → unit → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts → regiment → 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
linked to: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts → commissionedInto → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
Regina Rifle Regiment → alliedWith → The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (historical) ⓘ
linked to: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Henry Rawlinson → militaryUnit → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
The Royal Green Jackets → formedByMergerOf → 2nd Green Jackets (King’s Royal Rifle Corps) ⓘ
linked to: King's Royal Rifle Corps
The Royal Green Jackets → precededBy → King’s Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
linked to: King's Royal Rifle Corps
60th Rifles → officialName → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
George Llewelyn Davies → militaryUnit → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
Prince Maurice of Battenberg → unit → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
The 60th Rifles → officialName → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
The Royal American Regiment → laterKnownAs → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
The Royal American Regiment → successorUnit → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
The Royal American Regiment → predecessorOf → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
60th Regiment of Foot → laterKnownAs → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
60th Regiment of Foot → partOf → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
Green Jackets Brigade → notableUnit → King’s Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
linked to: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Green Jackets Brigade → historicalPredecessor → King’s Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
linked to: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Peninsula Barracks, Winchester → garrisonFor → King’s Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
linked to: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Henry May → memberOf → King's Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: Rifleman Henry May VC
John Henry Stephen Dimmer → servedInUnit → King’s Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
linked to: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Royal Green Jackets → formedByMergerOf → King’s Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: RGJ
linked to: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Royal Green Jackets → hasPredecessor → King’s Royal Rifle Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: RGJ
linked to: King's Royal Rifle Corps