55th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation)

Last updated March 05, 2019

55th Regiment of Foot may refer to:

44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot, 55th Regiment of Foot, numbered as the 55th Foot in 1747 and renumbered as the 44th in 1751
53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot, 55th Regiment of Foot, raised in 1755 and renumbered as the 53rd in 1756
55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot, raised as the 57th and renumbered as the 55th in 1756

The 44th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army, raised in 1741. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 56th Regiment of Foot to form the Essex Regiment in 1881.

The 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 85th Regiment of Foot to form the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1881.

The 55th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, raised in 1755. After 1782 it had a county designation added, becoming known as the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot to form the Border Regiment in 1881.

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