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Description: Formed in 1798 in Minorca. They saw action in the Napoleonic war. In 1801 they were renamed the Queen's Own Germans. In 1805 they were renamed the 97th Regiment of Foot. They fought in the Peninsular Wars. In 1816 they were renamed the 96th (Queen's Own Germans) Regiment of Foot. They disbanded in 1818. In 1881 they formed the Manchester Regiment from an amalgamation with the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighting at Modder River, Magersfontein, Elandslaagte, Spionkop, Belmont and Graspan and Ladysmith. During the First World War they fought across the Western, Greek, Turkish and Middle-Eastern fronts fighting at battles such as Mons, Le Cateau, the 1st battle of Ypres, the 2nd battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Bridge, Festubert, Loos, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Arras, Passchendaele, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), the advance in Flanders, Vittorio Veneto, Gallipoli, Horseshoe Hill, Machukovo and Doiran. During the Second World War they fought across the Western and Far-Eastern fronts at battles such as Dunkirk and the invasion of Italy. In 1958 they were amalgamated with The King's Regiment (Liverpool), forming The King's Regiment. Their nickname is The Ups and Downs.

Military actions:

• Napoleonic war: Peninsular Wars
• Boer war: Belmont and Graspan
• Boer war: Spionkop
• Boer war: Elandslaagte
• Boer war: Ladysmith
• Boer war: Magersfontein
• Boer war: Modder River
• WWI: Mons
• WWI: Le Cateau
• WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
• WWI: 2nd battle of Ypres
• WWI: Neuve Chapelle
• WWI: Aubers Bridge
• WWI: Festubert
• WWI: Loos
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• WWI: Hindenburg Line
• WWI: Arras
• WWI: 3rd battle of Ypres
• WWI: 1st battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Advance in Flanders
• WWI: Vittorio Veneto
• WWI: Gallipoli
• WWI: Horseshoe Hill
• WWI: Machukovo
• WWI: Doiran
• WWII: Dunkirk
• WWII: Invasion of Italy

Websites:

• Wikipedia: 96th Regiment of Foot

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