40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot Size:A4 They were a highly trained

They were a highly trained force and the standard of their marksmanship made them expert skirmishers

For six hours the French cavalry tried to break the 28th

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40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot Size:A4 They were a highly trainedThe 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot The regiment was raised at Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia in August 1717. After forty years in Nova Scotia, the 40th where relieved by the 43rd regiment and went to Halifax to prepare for service in the Seven Years' War. They also saw service in Barbados and Cuba. In 1763 the regiment returned to Nova Scotia where it served until 1767 when it was transferred to Ireland. This was the first time in its 48