39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot

39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot
Colours of the 39th Foot
Active1702 to 1881
Country Kingdom of England (1702–1707)
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
SizeOne battalion (2 battalions 1803–1815)
Garrison/HQDorchester Barracks, Dorchester
Nickname(s)"Shankey's Horses", "The Green Linnets", "The Flamers"
ColorsPea Green Facings, Gold Braided Lace
EngagementsWar of the Spanish Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Coorg War
Gwalior campaign
Crimean War

The 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot to form the Dorsetshire Regiment in 1881.