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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1816''' formed when the 95th Rifles were redesignated | *'''1816''' formed as the 95th Regiment of Foot when the 95th Rifles were redesignated [[The Rifle Brigade]] | ||
*'''1832''' became 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot | *'''1832''' became 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' united with the 45th Regiment of Foot to form the Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) and became 2nd Battalion | *'''1881''' united with the 45th Regiment of Foot to form the Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) and became 2nd Battalion | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 30 August 2010
Chronology
- 1816 formed as the 95th Regiment of Foot when the 95th Rifles were redesignated The Rifle Brigade
- 1832 became 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 united with the 45th Regiment of Foot to form the Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) and became 2nd Battalion
- 1958 became part of the Forester Brigade
- 1963 became part of the Mercian Brigade
- 1970 amalgamated with The Worcestershire Regiment to form The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot).
- 2004 amalgamated to become 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment
External Links
95th (Derbyshire) Foot Wikipedia
Sherwood Foresters Wikipedia
Worcester & Sherwood Foresters Wikipedia
Mercian Regiment Wikipedia
The Sherwood Foresters Regiment A History by Stephen Mee
95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot Regiments.org (an archived site)