54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot

54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
Active1755–1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1755–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
SizeOne battalion (two battalions 1800–1802)
Garrison/HQNormanton Barracks, Derbyshire
Nickname(s)The Popinjays[1]
The Flamers[1]
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Fifth Xhosa War
First Anglo-Burmese War
Indian Rebellion

The 54th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Dorsetshire Regiment in 1881.

  1. ^ a b Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.