96th Regiment of Foot (Queen's Own Germans) | |
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Active | 1798–1818 1824–1881 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1798–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1881) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Nickname(s) | The Ups and Downs[1] |
Engagements | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars New Zealand Wars |
The 96th Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment, raised in 1798. Under the Childers reforms it amalgamated with the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot to form the Manchester Regiment.