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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64th_(2nd_Staffordshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 64th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060413/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/064-758.htm 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot] www.regiments.org<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Staffordshire_Regiment The Staffordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercian_Regiment The Mercian Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Shropshire_Light_Infantry King's Shropshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64th_(2nd_Staffordshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 64th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060413/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/064-758.htm 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot] www.regiments.org<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Staffordshire_Regiment North Staffordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Staffordshire_Regiment The Staffordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercian_Regiment The Mercian Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Shropshire_Light_Infantry King's Shropshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 08:42, 5 December 2009

Also known as The Staffordshire Regiment

Chronology

  • 1758 formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 renamed the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 combined with 98th Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire) Regiment
  • 1920 renamed The North Staffordshire (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment
  • 1959 amalgamated to form The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)
  • 2007 amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment to form The Mercian Regiment, in which the Staffords became the 3rd (Staffordshire) Battalion

Service in British India

External Links

64th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot www.regiments.org
North Staffordshire Regiment Wikipedia
The Staffordshire Regiment Wikipedia
The Mercian Regiment Wikipedia
King's Shropshire Light Infantry Wikipedia