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*'''1757''' re-ranked as the 55th Regiment of Foot | *'''1757''' re-ranked as the 55th Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1782''' became the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot | *'''1782''' became the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot | ||
| − | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment | + | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[34th Regiment of Foot|34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot]] to become the 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment |
*'''1959''' amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to become 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment as part of the King's Division | *'''1959''' amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to become 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment as part of the King's Division | ||
*'''2006''' merged with the other regiments of North West England to become 3rd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border) | *'''2006''' merged with the other regiments of North West England to become 3rd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border) | ||
Revision as of 14:05, 24 September 2009
The Border Regiment
Chronology
- 1755 raised in Stirling by George Perry as the 57th Regiment of Foot
- 1757 re-ranked as the 55th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment
- 1959 amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to become 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment as part of the King's Division
- 2006 merged with the other regiments of North West England to become 3rd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
External Links
Wikipedia:
Google Books:
- Madras Quarterly Medical Journal Extensive reports by the Regimental Surgeon on the 55th's unhealthy stationing at Secunderabad in 1836/37.
