The 13th Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army formed in 1751. It traced its history back to 1685 when it was the Earl of Huntingdon's Foot Regiment. A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British military. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... The Earl of Huntingdons Foot Regiment was raised in 1685 by Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon as part of the English Army. ...

In common with most regiments it changed its name several times. See The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) for a full list. From the 1820s onwards it was popularly, but never formally, called the Somerset Light Infantry. The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Alberts) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...

It remained an identifiable regiment until merger in 1959. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...