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On account of their tattered and soiled appearance during the Peninsular War.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dirty Half Hundred
Today it means: The 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot. Full definition →
Today it means: The 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot. Full definition →
On account of their tattered and soiled appearance during the Peninsular War.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.