BM-23-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale set we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in like new condition.
John Jenkins Designs BM-23 44th Regiment of Foot, British Line Infantry, At The Ready
Limited Edition Set #3 of 375.
The 44th Regiment of Foot, was one of seven additional regiments of
infantry ordered to be formed in 1740 to augment the Regular Army during
the War of the Austrian Succession. This new unit then ranked as the
55th was raised by Col. James Long, of the 1st Foot Guards (Grenadier
Guards).
After the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle the 43rd Regiment (American
Provincial Corps) was disbanded and the ten Marine Regiments (44th to
53rd) ceased to be counted with those of the Line. The 55th were then
re-numbered the 44th.