| 13th Regiment of Foot Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) | |
|---|---|
 Regimental cap badge of the Somerset Light Infantry. | |
| Active | 1685–1959 |
| Country |  Kingdom of England (to 1707)
 United Kingdom (1801–1959) |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light infantry |
| Size | 1–2 regular battalions 1–2 militia and special reserve battalions 1–3 volunteer and territorial battalions Up to 13 hostilities-only battalions |
| Garrison/HQ | Jellalabad Barracks, Taunton |
| Nickname(s) | The Bleeders The Illustrious Garrison The Jellalabad Heroes[1] |
| Colors | Yellow facings until 1842, blue thereafter[2] |
| March | Prince Albert's March[3] |
| Engagements | Nine Years War War of the Spanish Succession War of 1812 First Anglo-Afghan War Second Boer War World War I World War II Malayan Emergency Suez Crisis |
The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1685 to 1959. In 1959, the regiment was amalgamated with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry to form the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry which was again amalgamated, in 1968, with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and the Durham Light Infantry to form The Light Infantry. In 2007, however, The Light Infantry was amalgamated further with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles.[2][4]
- ^ Farmer, John S. (1984). The Regimental Records of the British Army. Bristol: Crecy Books. p. 103. ISBN 0 947554 03 3.
- ^ a b Farmer, John S. (1901). The Regimental Records of the British Army : a historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honours, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, etc. London: Grant Richards. pp. 102–103.
- ^ Wickes, H. L. (1974). Regiments of Foot: A History of the Foot Regiments of the British Army. Reading, Berkshire: Osprey Publishing. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-85045-220-1.
- ^ Swinson, Arthur (1972). A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army. London: The Archive Press. pp. 97–98. ISBN 0-85591-000-3.
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