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61st Regiment of Foot (South | '''Known as 61st Rifles''' | ||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1758''' 2nd Battalion 3rd Regiment of Foot redesignation as the 61st Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1782''' renamed 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot to form the two-battalion Gloucestershire Regiment | |||
*'''2005''' amalgamated with the Light Infantry, The Royal Green Jackets and the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment to form the 1st Battalion The Rifles | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/index-4.html Steve Lewis' excellent website] | [http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/index-4.html Steve Lewis' excellent website]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire_Regiment Gloucestershire Reiment] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 18:56, 23 March 2009
Known as 61st Rifles
Chronology
- 1758 2nd Battalion 3rd Regiment of Foot redesignation as the 61st Regiment of Foot
- 1782 renamed 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot to form the two-battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
- 2005 amalgamated with the Light Infantry, The Royal Green Jackets and the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment to form the 1st Battalion The Rifles
External Links
Steve Lewis' excellent website
Gloucestershire Reiment Wikipedia