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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Also known as '''The Shropshire Regiment''' | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1755''' raised as 55th Regiment of Foot | *'''1755''' raised as 55th Regiment of Foot | ||
Revision as of 13:45, 7 May 2009
Also known as The Shropshire Regiment
Chronology
- 1755 raised as 55th Regiment of Foot
- 1757 renamed 53rd Regiment of Foot
- 1881 combined with 85th Regiment of Foot to become The King's Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment)
- 1921 became The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
- 1968 became the 3rd Battalion of The Light Infantry
External Links
53rd Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
53rd Regiment in the Sutlej Campaign discovershropshire.org.uk
King's Shropshire Light Infantry Wikipedia