page_title: 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot
section_title: Formation
hierarchical_section_title: 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot / History / Formation
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of George Augustus, 3rd Viscount Howe, Half-Length, Wearing the Uniform of the 1st Guard
context_page_description: The 55th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, raised in 1755. After 1782 it had a county designation added, becoming known as the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 34th Regiment of Foot to form the Border Regiment in 1881.
context_section_description: The regiment was raised in Stirling by Colonel George Perry as the 57th Regiment of Foot in 1755 for service in the Seven Years' War. It was re-ranked as the 55th Regiment of Foot, following the disbandment of the existing 50th and 51st regiments, in 1756.
caption: Lord George Augustus Viscount Howe, who was killed while commanding the regiment in a skirmish the day before the Battle of Carillon in July 1758, by Sir Joshua Reynolds
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