The51st, or Pepperrell's Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment first raised in 1745.
The regiment was first raised bySir William Pepperrell inMassachusetts asSir William Pepperell's Regiment of Foot and ranked as the 66th Regiment of Foot in September 1745.[1] It was disbanded in May 1749.[1]
The regiment was re-raised in New England as the51st Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment) in December 1754 for service in theFrench and Indian War but, following the disastrous loss ofOswego, it was disbanded in December 1756.[1]