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== Chronology == | |||
*'''1816''' formed when the 95th Rifles were redesignated as 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 == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/95th_(Derbyshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 95th (Derbyshire) Foot] Wikipedia | [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 | ||
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 4 May 2009
Chronology
- 1816 formed when the 95th Rifles were redesignated as 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