Calvert's Entire
Preserved but no longer current.
The 14th Foot, now called the Prmce of Wales's Own (West Yorks. Regiment). Called from their colonel, Gen- eral Sir Harry Calvert (1763-1826) of a well- known family of brewers, and entire, because three entire battalions were kept up for the good of Sir Harry, when adjutant-general.
Lữ đoàn Bộ binh Tây Yorks thuộc Vương tử xứ Wales, được đặt tên theo tướng Harry Calvert
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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Calvert's Entire” mean?
The 14th Foot, now called the Prmce of Wales's Own (West Yorks. Regiment). Called from their colonel, Gen- eral Sir Harry Calvert (1763-1826) of a well- known family of brewers, and entire, because three entire battalions were kept up for the good of Sir Harry, when adjutant-general.
Is “Calvert's Entire” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.