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*'''1970''' amalgamated with The Worcestershire Regiment to form The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot). | *'''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 | *'''2004''' amalgamated to become 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment | ||
==British Library== | |||
The British Library has the following histories in its collection | |||
*''The 95th (The Derbyshire) Regiment in Central India [1857-59]'' by Julius Augustus Robert Raines, 1900 | |||
*''The 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment in the Sikkim Expedition of 1888'' by Herbert Augustus Iggulden 1900 | |||
*''The 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment in Tirah [1897-98]'' by Arthur Kerr Slessor 1900 | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/95th_(Derbyshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 95th (Derbyshire) Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwood_Foresters_(Derbyshire_Regiment) Sherwood Foresters] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_and_Sherwood_Foresters Worcester & Sherwood Foresters] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercian_Regiment Mercian Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/95th_(Derbyshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 95th (Derbyshire) Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwood_Foresters_(Derbyshire_Regiment) Sherwood Foresters] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_and_Sherwood_Foresters Worcester & Sherwood Foresters] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercian_Regiment Mercian Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
Revision as of 04:02, 5 May 2011
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
British Library
The British Library has the following histories in its collection
- The 95th (The Derbyshire) Regiment in Central India [1857-59] by Julius Augustus Robert Raines, 1900
- The 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment in the Sikkim Expedition of 1888 by Herbert Augustus Iggulden 1900
- The 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment in Tirah [1897-98] by Arthur Kerr Slessor 1900
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; The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) including 2nd Battalion deployments Regiments.org (an archived site)
Sherwood Foresters British Armed Forces & National Service. Includes deployments