About: 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot   Sponge Permalink

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The 63rd Regiment of Foot known as "The Bloodsuckers", was a British Army regiment in the 18th and 19th centuries. As part of the Childers Reforms, the 63rd and the 96th Regiments of Foot amalgamated in 1881 to form The Manchester Regiment. The lineage of the 63rd is continued today by the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border).

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  • 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
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  • The 63rd Regiment of Foot known as "The Bloodsuckers", was a British Army regiment in the 18th and 19th centuries. As part of the Childers Reforms, the 63rd and the 96th Regiments of Foot amalgamated in 1881 to form The Manchester Regiment. The lineage of the 63rd is continued today by the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border).
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Nickname
  • "The Bloodsuckers"
Country
  • United Kingdom
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Dates
  • 1744(xsd:integer)
Colors
  • Deep Green Facings, Silver Braided Lace
Unit Name
  • 63(xsd:integer)
Title
  • 63(xsd:integer)
Battles
  • Bunker Hill 1775; Long Island, Brandywine, Germantown 1776, Fort Clinton 1777; Monmouth 1778; Charlestown 1779; Egmont-op-Zee, Martinique 1809; Guadeloupe 1810; Alma, Inkerman, Sevastopol 1854–1855, Afghanistan 1879–1880
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  • –1881
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  • One battalion
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  • The 63rd Regiment of Foot known as "The Bloodsuckers", was a British Army regiment in the 18th and 19th centuries. As part of the Childers Reforms, the 63rd and the 96th Regiments of Foot amalgamated in 1881 to form The Manchester Regiment. The lineage of the 63rd is continued today by the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border).
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