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*'''1816''' became the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (or the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot | *'''1816''' became the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (or the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' united with 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot, to form The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment) | *'''1881''' united with 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot, to form The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment) | ||
*'''1885''' was granted the distinction of a royal title, and became The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) | |||
*'''1959''' amalgamated into The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) | *'''1959''' amalgamated into The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) | ||
*'''1994''' amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, to form the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. | *'''1994''' amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, to form the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 30 September 2011
Also known as The Hertfordshire Regiment
Chronology
- 1743 raised as Edward Trelawney's Regiment of Foot
- 1751 ranked as the 49th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 49th (the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1816 became the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (or the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 united with 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot, to form The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment)
- 1885 was granted the distinction of a royal title, and became The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
- 1959 amalgamated into The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
- 1994 amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, to form the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment.
Service in British India
- 1828 India
- 1840 China
- 1843 India
- 1865 India
External Links
49th Regiment of Foot www.regiments.org
Royal Berkshire Regiment Wikipedia
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment Wikipedia
Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment Wikipedia
Regimental Time Line. The Wardrobe.org.uk . Extensive details of deployments.