It was nicknamed “The Brickdusts” from its facings; also “The Old Five and Threepennies” from its number and the daily pay of an Ensign.
The first Regiment numbered 53rd was raised in 1755, and is now the 51st King’s Own Light Infantry.
FIFTY-FOURTH FOOT.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | ||
| Uniform. | Facings. | |||
| 56th Foot. 1755–1757 54th Foot. 1757–1782 54th West Norfolk. 1782—— | Scarlet, 1755—. | Buff, 1755–1767. Green, 1767—. | Brooklyn, 1776. America, 1776–1781. Flanders, 1794–1795. Aboukir, 1801. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Marabout, 1801. Egypt, 1801. | Buenos Ayres, 1806. Monte-Vid=eo, 1807. Antwerp, 1814. Netherlands, 1814–1815. Ava, 1824–1826. Indian Mutiny, 1858. |
The Regiment was raised in Wiltshire and adjoining counties.
It bears “The Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801, where it captured a gun at the battle of Marabout.
The first Regiment numbered 54th was raised in 1755, and is now the 52nd Light Infantry.
FIFTY-FIFTH FOOT.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | ||
| Uniform. | Facings. | |||
| 57th Foot. 1755–1757 55th Foot. 1757–1782 55th Westmoreland. 1782—— | Scarlet, 1755—. | Scarlet, 1755–1767. Green, 1767—. | Ticonderoga, 1758. Louisbourg, 1758. Canada, 1757–1760. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. Germantown, 1777. America, 1775–1778. St. Lucia, 1778. Nimeguen, 1794. Martinique, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1794. Flanders, 1794–1795. St. Lucia, 1796. | Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Netherlands, 1814–1815. China, 1840–1842. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. |
The Regiment was raised in Scotland, chiefly near Stirling.