Editing 2nd Tangier Regiment (section)

The '''2nd Tangier Regiment''' was raised by the then-Governor of [[Tangier]] [[Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough]] in 1662.<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Royal City of Tangier with the lines and fortifications when it is was ataqued [sic] by ye Moores in May, 1680' {{!}} Online Collection {{!}} National Army Museum, London |url=https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1971-02-33-397-1 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=collection.nam.ac.uk}}</ref>

Part of the [[standing army]] of [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]], the regiment's intended role was to serve as a garrison for the [[English Tangier|Colony of Tangier]], but that was evacuated four years later. After a number of changes of name, it became the [[4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot]] when regimental numbers were introduced in the [[British Army]] in 1751.