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. In January 1794 the regiment embarked for Barbados for service in the French Revolutionary Wars and took part in the capture of Martinique in March 1794 and the attack on Guadeloupe in April 1794: some members of the regiment became prisoners of war and were held on the island for over a year. The rest of the regiment returned home and in June 1794 embarked for Ostend:the regiment was not significantly engaged and returned home again in April 1795.The regiment returned to the West Indies in summer 1795 and took part in an attack on the French troops on Saint Vincent in September 1795. It moved to Saint-Domingue in July 1797 before returning home in December 1798. The regiment also took part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland in August 1799 and fought at the Battle of Bergen in September 1799 and the Battle of Alkmaar in October 1799, before returning home in November 1799. Regimental Ranking System
Regimental High Command:
Colonel (Col)
Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol)
Major (Maj)
Regimental Senior Command:
Captain (Cpt)
Lieutenant (Lt)
Ensign (Ens)
Regimental Non-Commissioned Offiers:
Sergeant Major (SgtMaj)
Colour Sergeant (CSgt)
Sergeant (Sgt)
Corporal (Cpl)
Enlisted:
Lance Corporal (LCpl)
Kingsman (Kgsm)
Regular (Rgl)
Private First Class (Pfc)
Private (Pte)
Recruit (Rct)
Colonel Rapid
Lieutenant Colonel Weesmithy
Major Pharis
The Regiment's Steam Group
Roster
Col. Rapid
LtCol. Weesmithy
Maj. Pharis
Lt. Weezy
Cpl. Cejsmith
Cpl. Ralof
Cpl. Lightning
Cpl. Joshy
Cpl. Dutch
LCpl. Ben
Kgsm. Alex
Rgl. Hybrid
Rgl. Fps
Rgl. Robb
Pte. Razer
Pte. Raptorr
Pte. Vlad
Pte. Fieldingg
Rct. GoulashGuy
Rct. Rogue
Rct. Desert
Rct. Leech
Rct. Talin
Rct. HNRK
Rct. Dimitris
Rct. Fielding
Rct. Vlad
Rct. Grilledcookie
Rct. Ryedog
Rct. Godhand
Rct. Horatius
Rct. Cameron
Rct. Taco
Rct. Miau
Rct. Ryse
Rct. Pdavid
Rct. Hawk
Rct. Jefro
Rct. Selevantor
Rct. Chris
Rct. Falsch
Rct. Femurrex
Rct. Johnyuu
Rct. Flankie
Rct. Maksor
Rct. Balthasar
Merc. Tilko
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