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The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot was a light infantry regiment of the British Army throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries. The regiment first saw active service during the American War of Independence, and were posted to India during the Anglo-Mysore Wars.
52nd Regiment of Foot 1757–1782. 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1803 [20] 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 1803–1821 [20] 1755 Raised as 54th Regiment of Foot 1755, renumbered 52nd in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. [20] 1881: 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry: The Rifles: 53 ...
Officers of the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot from 1755 to its amalgamation with the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Light Infantry in 1881 when it became the 2nd Battalion The Oxfordshire Light Infantry. The Battalion was renamed the 2nd Battalion The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1908.
Soldiers (other ranks) of the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot from 1755 to its amalgamation with the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Light Infantry in 1881 when it became the 2nd Battalion The Oxfordshire Light Infantry.
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His regiment the 52nd Regiment of Foot took part in quelling the Indian Mutiny and specifically were part of a British assault force that forced a breach at the Kashmir Gate during the Siege of Delhi. [2] John Bayley was born in Bedford Square London, England on 13 July 1831. [3]
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The regiment was originally raised by Colonel James Abercrombie as the 52nd Regiment of Foot in 1755 for service in the Seven Years' War. [2] It was re-numbered as the 50th Regiment of Foot , following the disbandment of the existing 50th and 51st regiments, in 1756. [ 2 ]