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*'''1948''' became part of the Forester Brigade | *'''1948''' became part of the Forester Brigade | ||
*'''1964''' The 1st Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment became the 4th (Leicestershire) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | *'''1964''' The 1st Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment became the 4th (Leicestershire) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | ||
*''1975''' disbanded | *'''1975''' disbanded | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 14:55, 7 May 2009
Known as Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Chronology
- 1688 raised as Richard's Regiment of Foot
- 1751 became the 17th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated to become The Leicestershire Regiment
- 1945 became the Royal Leicestershire Regiment
- 1948 became part of the Forester Brigade
- 1964 The 1st Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment became the 4th (Leicestershire) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
- 1975 disbanded