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Known as '''The Devonshire Regiment''' | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1685''' raised as The Duke of Beaufort's Regiment of Foot | *'''1685''' raised as The Duke of Beaufort's Regiment of Foot | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 12 May 2009
Known as The Devonshire Regiment
Chronology
- 1685 raised as The Duke of Beaufort's Regiment of Foot
- 1751 became the 11th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became 11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became The Devonshire Regiment
- 1958 amalgamated with The Dorset Regiment to form The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
- 2005 renamed the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
- 2007 merged with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and was designated 1st Battalion The Rifles
External Links
Devonshire Regiment Wikipedia
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment Wikipedia