40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot

40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot
Officer's Cap Badge 40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot c.1830
Active	1717–1881
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain (1717–1800)  United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch	British Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Light Infantry
Size	One battalion (2 battalions 1799-1802, 1804-1816)
Garrison/HQ	Peninsula Barracks, Warrington
Nickname(s)	"The Excellers", "The Fighting Fortieth"
Colors	Light Buff Facings, Gold Braided Lace
Engagements	Father Rale's War King George's War Father Le Loutre's War French and Indian War American Revolutionary War Napoleonic Wars War of 1812 First Anglo-Afghan War Gwalior campaign New Zealand Wars

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The 40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1717 in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) to form the Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) in 1881.