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Royal Sicilian Regiment
Regimental Colours of the Royal Sicilian Regiment of Foot
Active10 May 1806–1816[1]
CountryRoyal Sicilian Regiment United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeLight Infantry
Sizeone battalion (1350 men max in 1812)
Garrison/HQFloriana HQ, Malta
Colorswhite flag, with a black flying eagle, crowned, bearing an escutcheon with the three fleur-de-lys of the Bourbon dynasty
EngagementsBattle of Maida,
Alexandria expedition of 1807,
Peninsular War
Battle honoursMaida
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
John C. Sherbrooke
Ronald C. Ferguson
Notable
commanders
Francesco Rivarola

The Sicilian Regiment (also known as The Royal Sicilian Regiment of Foot) was a light infantry regiment recruited from Sicily that served with the British Army during the Napoleonic wars, from 1806 to its disbandment in 1816.

  1. ^ Ilari, Virgilio (August 2009). "The Italian military in the Napoleonic Wars 1792-1815". Organization, Strategy & Tactics. The Napoleon Series. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

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