Template:47th Regiment of Foot
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Official name
47th (The Lancashire) Regiment of Foot
Nicknames
The Cauliflowers
The Lancashire Lads
Wolfe's Own
Motto
Marches
Description
Line Infantry regiment
Creation date
Reason for creation
Originally Sir John Mordaunt's Regiment of Foot, and known by the name of subsequent colonels. Became the 47th with the adoption of a numbered system by the British Army.
Battle Honours
