43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot

The 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1741. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to form the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry in 1881. The regiment went on to become the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1908.

For the Royal Highland Regiment, who were 43rd of Foot (1739–1748), see 42nd Regiment of Foot.

43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
Badge of the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
Active1741–1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1741–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
SizeOne battalion (two battalions 1804–1817)
Garrison/HQCopthorne Barracks, Shrewsbury
EngagementsSeven Years War
American War of Independence
Peninsular War
Battle of New Orleans
Indian Mutiny
New Zealand Wars
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