46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot

46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
Colours of the 46th Regiment
Active1741–1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1741–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeLine Infantry
RoleLight Infantry
SizeOne battalion (two battalions 1800–1802)
Nickname(s)The Red Feathers, Murray's Bucks, The Surprisers, The Lacedemonians.
ColorsLight Yellow Facing, Silver Braided Lace
EngagementsJacobite rising
French and Indian War
American Revolutionary War
Napoleonic Wars
Crimean War

The 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1741. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1881, becoming the 2nd Battalion of the new regiment.