Ceylon Rifle Regiment

unit of the British Army
Organization military_unit Q5065799
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Ceylon Rifle Regiment

Summary

Ceylon Rifle Regiment is a military unit[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[3].
  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[4].
  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment's instance of is recorded as military unit[5].
  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 240574954[6].
  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment's GND ID is recorded as 7569821-3[7].
  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment's part of is recorded as British Army[8].
  • +1795-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ceylon Rifle Regiment[9].
  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment was dissolved in +1873-06-09T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w9m1p[11].
  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment's official name is recorded as 1st Ceylon Regiment (Light Infantry)[12].
  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment's official name is recorded as Ceylon Regiment (Riflemen)[13].
  • Ceylon Rifle Regiment's official name is recorded as Ceylon Rifle Regiment[14].

Body

Founding

+1795-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ceylon Rifle Regiment[9].

Identity

Official names include 1st Ceylon Regiment (Light Infantry)[12], Ceylon Regiment (Riflemen)[13], and Ceylon Rifle Regiment[14]. Its part of is recorded as British Army[8].

Dissolution

Ceylon Rifle Regiment was dissolved in +1873-06-09T00:00:00Z[10].

Why It Matters

Ceylon Rifle Regiment ranks in the top 6% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . UK National Archives. Retrieved . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . UK National Archives. Retrieved . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . UK National Archives. Retrieved . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . UK National Archives. Retrieved . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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