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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_(2nd_Yorkshire_West_Riding)_Regiment_of_Foot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_(2nd_Yorkshire_West_Riding)_Regiment_of_Foot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia | ||
[http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/koyli/kingyork_index.htm KOYLIs on Lightinfantry.org | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_Infantry The Light Infantry] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/koyli/kingyork_index.htm KOYLIs on Lightinfantry.org] | |||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 13:45, 4 May 2009
Known as The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI)
Chronology
- 1755 raised in Leeds as the 53rd Regiment of Foot
- 1757 renumbered 51st Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot
- 1809 became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Light Infantry
- 1821 became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) Regiment
- 1881 became the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment)
- 1897 became The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
- 1921 became The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 1968 became the 2nd Battalion of The Light Infantry (2LI)
- 2007 merged with the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles becoming '5 RIFLES'
External Links
- King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Wikipedia
- The Light Infantry Wikipedia
- KOYLIs on Lightinfantry.org