56th (West Essex) Regiment Of Foot
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| Color | Purple facings to uniform |
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| March | Rule, Britannia! |
| Headquarters | Warley Barracks |
| Brentwood | |
| Battle honours | Gibraltar |
| Sevastopol | |
| Engagements | American Revolutionary War |
| Seven Years' War | |
| Crimean War | |
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| French Revolutionary Wars | |
| Parent organizations | British Army |
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| ID | 2198936 |
About 56th (West Essex) Regiment Of Foot
The 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881. It was originally raised in Northumbria as the 58th Regiment, and renumbered the 56th the following year when two senior regiments were disbanded.
