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Known as '''Royal Leicestershire Regiment''' | |||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1688''' raised as Richard's Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1751''' became the 17th Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1782''' became the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1881''' amalgamated to become The Leicestershire Regiment | |||
*'''1945''' became the Royal Leicestershire Regiment | |||
*'''1948''' became part of the Forester Brigade | |||
*'''1964''' The 1st Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment became the 4th (Leicestershire) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | |||
*''1975''' disbanded | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/leicestershire.html Royal | [http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/leicestershire.html Royal Leicestershire Regiment] | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 6 May 2009
Known as Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Chronology
- 1688 raised as Richard's Regiment of Foot
- 1751 became the 17th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated to become The Leicestershire Regiment
- 1945 became the Royal Leicestershire Regiment
- 1948 became part of the Forester Brigade
- 1964 The 1st Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment became the 4th (Leicestershire) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
- 1975' disbanded