Edited sentence: Although a line regiment, the 62nd was employed in a light infantry role through their time fighting the colonists.As a result, the 99th became known as the "Queen's Pets".As part of their drill, their uniforms were kept in immaculate condition which regiments attempted to emulate, or dressing to the nines.During its time as a separate regiment, the 99th Foot was known for the smartness of its drill.It is also said that the expression "dressed to the nines" originated as a reference to the 99th.The second battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment (formerly the 99th Regiment of Foot) brought its own nicknames with them when the regiments were amalgamated in 1881.This earned it an assignment guarding Queen Victoria's pavilion during tour of duty there in 1858