51st Regiment of Foot

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Three regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 51st Regiment of Foot:

  • William Hanmer's Regiment of Marines, numbered as 51st Foot in 1747
  • 51st Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment), raised in 1754.
  • 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot, raised as the 53rd and renumbered in 1756.

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