96th Regiment of Foot

96th Regiment of Foot (Queen's Own Germans)
Active1798–1818
1824–1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1798–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
Nickname(s)The Ups and Downs[1]
EngagementsFrench 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.

  1. ^ Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.