19th Foot
| The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment; 19th Regiment of Foot) | |
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| Active | 20 November 1688 – 6 June 2006 |
| Country |
 Kingdom of England (1688–1707) Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) United Kingdom (1801–2006) |
| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Line infantry |
| Role | Light infantry |
| Size | One battalion |
| Garrison/HQ | Richmond Barracks, North Yorkshire |
| Colors | Green Facings |
| March | Quick – The Bonnie English Rose Slow – Maria Theresa |
| Anniversaries | Alma (20 September) |
| Commanders | |
| Last Colonel in Chief | King Harald V of Norway |
| Last Colonel | Field Marshal Peter Inge KG, GCB, PC, DL |
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The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under various titles until it was amalgamated with the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding), all Yorkshire-based regiments in the King's Division, to form the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) on 6 June 2006.
The regiment was raised by Colonel Francis Luttrell in 1688 from independent companies of infantry in Devon. It embarked for Flanders in spring 1692 and saw action at the Battle of Steenkerque in August 1692, the Battle of Landen in July 1693 and the Siege of Namur in summer 1695 during the Nine Years' War. The regiment returned to England in March 1696. The regiment returned to Flanders in spring 1710 and took part in the siege of Douai in summer 1710 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The regiment returned to Flanders again in 1744 and saw action at the Battle of Fontenoy in May 1745, the Battle of Rocoux in October 1746 and the Battle of Lauffeld in July 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession. The regiment returned to England in winter 1748. The regiment was known by the names of its various colonels until 1751, when it became the 19th Regiment of Foot.
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