47th Regiment of Foot
| 47th (The Lancashire) Regiment of Foot | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1741–1881 |
| Country |
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1741–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1881) |
| Branch |
 British Army
|
| Size | One battalion (two battalions 1794–1795; 1803–1815) |
| Garrison/HQ | Fulwood Barracks, Lancashire |
| Nickname(s) |
The Cauliflowers, The Lancashire Lads, Wolfe's Own |
| Engagements |
Jacobite rising French and Indian War American Revolutionary War Napoleonic Wars Third Anglo-Maratha War First Anglo-Burmese War Crimean War |
The 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in Scotland in 1741. It served in North America during the Seven Years' War and American Revolutionary War and also fought during the Napoleonic Wars and the Crimean War. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) to form the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) in 1881.
The regiment was raised in Scotland by Colonel Sir John Mordaunt as Sir John Mordaunt's Regiment of Foot in 1741. The regiment was sent to Scotland and joined the forces of Sir John Cope who were defeated by the Jacobites at the Battle of Prestonpans in September 1745 during the Jacobite rising. The regiment then took part in the defence of Edinburgh Castle. It was ranked as the 58th Regiment of Foot in 1747 but re-ranked as the 47th Regiment of Foot in 1751.
The regiment was deployed to Nova Scotia, under the command of Colonel Peregrine Lascelles, in 1750 for service in the French and Indian War. It took part in the Battle of Fort Beauséjour in June 1755 and the Siege of Louisbourg in June 1758. At Louisbourg, where it fought bravely under General James Wolfe, it earned the nickname "Wolfe's Own". The regiment then took part in the successful attack at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759 and the defeat at the Battle of Sainte-Foy in April 1760. The regiment returned home in 1763.
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