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*'''2005''' renamed the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry  
*'''2005''' renamed the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry  
*'''2007''' merged with  the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and was designated 1st Battalion The Rifles
*'''2007''' merged with  the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and was designated 1st Battalion The Rifles
 
== Service in British India ==
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*'''1864'''  India
*'''1891''' Egypt
*'''1892''' Thobba
*'''1896''' Cherat
*'''1897''' [[Tirah Campaign]]
*'''1897''' [[Punjab]]
*'''1902''' Rhaniket
*'''1904''' Chaubattia
*'''1905''' [[Rangoon]]
*'''1929''' [[Quetta]]
*'''1932''' Razmak
*'''1934''' [[Calcutta]]
*'''1936''' [[Lucknow]]
*'''1937''' [[Rawalpindi]]
*'''1942''' [[Ceylon]]
*'''1943''' [[Burma]]
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_Regiment Devonshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_and_Dorset_Regiment The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment] Wikipedia
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_Regiment Devonshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_and_Dorset_Regiment The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment] Wikipedia


[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 15:32, 12 September 2009

Known as The Devonshire Regiment

Chronology

  • 1685 raised as The Duke of Beaufort's Regiment of Foot
  • 1751 became the 11th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became 11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became The Devonshire Regiment
  • 1958 amalgamated with The Dorset Regiment to form The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
  • 2005 renamed the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
  • 2007 merged with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and was designated 1st Battalion The Rifles

Service in British India

External Links

Devonshire Regiment Wikipedia
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment Wikipedia