9th Infantry Regiment “Soria”

Regimiento de Infantería «Soria» n.º 9
Active	1509 - current
Country
Allegiance
Branch	Infantry
Size	one battalion
Part of	Brigada «Canarias» XVI
Garrison/HQ	Puerto del Rosario, Canary Islands
Nickname(s)	El Sangriento "The Bloody"
Patron	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
March	Marcha Regimiento Soria 9 Himno Regimiento Soria 9
Engagements	Battle of St. Quentin (1557) Siege of Antwerp 1576 War of the Spanish Succession 1701–1714 Siege of Gibralter 1704 Rebellion of Túpac Amaru War of the Pyrenees 1793–1795 Battle of Vic 1810 Defence of Tortosa 1810-1811 Siege of Bilbao 1835 Siege of Morello 1838 Moroccan War 1859-1860 Battle of Trevino 1875 Spanish–American War 1898 Rif War 1920–1927 Spanish Civil War 1936–1939 Ifni War 1957–1958 War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Notable commanders	Leopoldo O'Donnell

Marcha Regimiento Soria 9

The 9th Infantry Regiment “Soria” (Spanish: Regimiento de Infantería «Soria» n.º 9) is a light infantry regiment of the Spanish Army. Founded in 1509 as a tercio, it is one of the world's oldest still operational units. Today it is garrisoned on the Canary Islands and has fought in Afghanistan.

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The regiment was formed in Naples as a tercio in 1509, and fought as such under different names in the Italian Wars and the Eighty Years' War. Reorganized as a linear regiment in 1705 it fought in the War of the Spanish Succession, against the Peruvian insurgents, and against Revolutionary France. During the Peninsular War it fought side by side with its former British enemies against Napoleon's France. The regiment participated in the First and Third Carlist Wars, as well as the Hispano-Moroccan and the Spanish–American Wars. During the 20th century it participated in two wars in Africa, as well as the Spanish Civil War. During the 21st century it has been deployed in Afghanistan.

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