51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot-RECRUITING-OFFICAL FORUM THREAD
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The 51st was formed in 1755 for service during the Seven Years' War.
The regiment was at Gibraltar at the start of the French Revolutionary Wars and in 1795 they were in Corsica at the siege of Calvi.
In 1803-05, it took part in the Kandyan Wars in Sri Lanka.
In 1808, the 51st became a Light Infantry regiment and took part in Peninsular War, where they fought in every major action. Following Napoleon's escape from Elba in 1815, they fought in the Battle of Waterloo.