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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1741''' raised as 59th Regiment of Foot | *'''1741''' raised as 59th Regiment of Foot | ||
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*'''1958''' amalgamated with The South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | *'''1958''' amalgamated with The South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | ||
*'''1958''' amalgamated with Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) to form Queen's Lancashire Regiment | *'''1958''' amalgamated with Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) to form Queen's Lancashire Regiment | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lancashire_Regiment East Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen's_Lancashire_Regiment Queen's Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lancashire_Regiment East Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen's_Lancashire_Regiment Queen's Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | |||
Revision as of 12:47, 25 March 2009
Chronology
- 1741 raised as 59th Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with 30th Foot and became 2nd Battalion The East Lancahire Regiment
- 1958 amalgamated with The South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
- 1958 amalgamated with Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) to form Queen's Lancashire Regiment
External Links
East Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia
Queen's Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia