Royal Sicilian Regiment
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The Sicilian Regiment (also known as The Royal Sicilian Regiment of Foot) was a light infantry regiment recruited from Sicily that served with the British Army during the Napoleonic wars, from 1806 to its disbandment in 1816.
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Royal Sicilian Regiment | |
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Active | 10 May 1806–1816[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Light Infantry |
Size | one battalion (1350 men max in 1812) |
Garrison/HQ | Floriana HQ, Malta |
Colors | white flag, with a black flying eagle, crowned, bearing an escutcheon with the three fleur-de-lys of the Bourbon dynasty |
Engagements | Battle of Maida, Alexandria expedition of 1807, Peninsular War |
Battle honours | Maida |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | John C. Sherbrooke Ronald C. Ferguson |
Notable commanders | Francesco Rivarola |
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