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*'''1806''' became the 86th (The Leinster) Regiment of Foot | *'''1806''' became the 86th (The Leinster) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1812''' became the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot | *'''1812''' became the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[83rd Regiment of Foot |83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot]] to form The Royal Irish Rifles | ||
*'''1947''' grouped with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and Royal Irish Fusiliers into the North Irish Brigade | *'''1947''' grouped with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and Royal Irish Fusiliers into the North Irish Brigade | ||
*'''1968''' | *'''1968''' amalgamated with the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot to form The Royal Irish Rifles | ||
*'''1991''' amalgamated with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form the new The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment). | *'''1991''' amalgamated with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form the new The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment). | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 23 November 2009
86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot
Chronology
- 1793 raised as Sir Cornelius Cuyler's Shropshire Volunteers at Shrewsbury from men of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cheshire as a volunteer corps
- 1794 became the 86th (the Shropshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
- 1795 absorbed personnel of 118th Regiment of Foot
- 1806 became the 86th (The Leinster) Regiment of Foot
- 1812 became the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot to form The Royal Irish Rifles
- 1947 grouped with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and Royal Irish Fusiliers into the North Irish Brigade
- 1968 amalgamated with the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot to form The Royal Irish Rifles
- 1991 amalgamated with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form the new The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment).
External Links
86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot
Royal Irish Rangers Wikipedia