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*'''1968''' became the 3rd Battalion of The Light Infantry | *'''1968''' became the 3rd Battalion of The Light Infantry | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_(Shropshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 53rd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Shropshire_Light_Infantry King's Shropshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_(Shropshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 53rd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.discovershropshire.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20061019092509 53rd Regiment in the Sutlej Campaign] discovershropshire.org.uk<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Shropshire_Light_Infantry King's Shropshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 23 March 2009
Chronology
- 1755 raised as 55th Regiment of Foot
- 1757 renamed 53rd Regiment of Foot
- 1881 combined with 85th Regiment of Foot to become The King's Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment)
- 1921 became The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
- 1968 became the 3rd Battalion of The Light Infantry
External Links
53rd Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
53rd Regiment in the Sutlej Campaign discovershropshire.org.uk
King's Shropshire Light Infantry Wikipedia