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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 16 April 2009
Known as 60th Rifles & King's Royal Rifles
Chronology
- 1756 four battalions raised as 62nd (Royal American) Regiment
- 1757 renamed 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot
- 1797 fifth battalion raised
- 18?? renamed The Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps
- 1830 renamed King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 1958 became 2nd Green Jackets (The King's Royal Rifle Corps)
- 2007 became 4th Btn Royal Green Jackets
External Links
60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot Military heritage website
60th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Green_Jackets Royal Green Jackets
