. . "One battalion"@en . "40"^^ . . . . . . "Light Buff Facings, Gold Braided Lace"@en . . . . . "\"The Excellers\", \"The Fighting Fortieth\""@en . "Quick: Slow:"@en . "The 40th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1717 in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. After 164 years the 40th was amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) in 1881. Following further amalgamations of British Army infantry regiments, today's direct linear descendant regiment is The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment."@en . "Father Rale's War\n* Siege of Annapolis Royal"@en . . . . "1717"^^ . . . . . . . "Governor of Nova Scotia Richard Philipps, First Commander of the 40th Regiment of Foot"@en . "40th Regiment of Foot"@en . . "The 40th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1717 in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. After 164 years the 40th was amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) in 1881. Following further amalgamations of British Army infantry regiments, today's direct linear descendant regiment is The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. The West Nova Scotia Regiment was formed in 1936 by a merger of the 69th (Annapolis) Regiment, formed in 1717, and the 75th (Lunenburg) Regiment, formed in 1870. Both of these descend from the 40th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales Volunteers), raised in 1717 at Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. It also perpetuates the 112th and 219th Battalions of Infantry of the World War I Canadian Expeditionary Force. It is one of the oldest elements of the Canadian Forces."@en . .