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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
- 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
External Links
Devonshire Regiment Wikipedia
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment Wikipedia