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Also known as '''The Dorsetshire Regiment''' from 1881.<br> In 1753 the 39th Foot was the first British Army regiment posted to | Also known as '''The Dorsetshire Regiment''' from 1881.<br> In 1753 the 39th Foot was the first [[British Army]] regiment posted to India. | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1689''' Viscount Lisburne's Regiment of Foot raised | *'''1689''' Viscount Lisburne's Regiment of Foot raised | ||
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*'''1794''' regiment was captured and reformed in Ireland the following year by absorbing the 104th Regiment of Foot | *'''1794''' regiment was captured and reformed in Ireland the following year by absorbing the 104th Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1805''' became the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot | *'''1805''' became the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 54th Regiment of Foot to form The Dorsetshire Regiment | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[54th Regiment of Foot]] to form The Dorsetshire Regiment | ||
*'''1951''' became The Dorset Regiment | *'''1951''' became The Dorset Regiment | ||
*'''1958''' amalgamated with The Devonshire Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment | *'''1958''' amalgamated with The Devonshire Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Coote Richard Coote] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th_Regiment_of_Foot 39th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset_Regiment The Dorset Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_and_Dorset_Regiment The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rifles The Rifles] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Coote Richard Coote] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th_Regiment_of_Foot 39th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset_Regiment The Dorset Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_and_Dorset_Regiment The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rifles The Rifles] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 6 January 2010
Also known as The Dorsetshire Regiment from 1881.
In 1753 the 39th Foot was the first British Army regiment posted to India.
Chronology
- 1689 Viscount Lisburne's Regiment of Foot raised
- 1662 became Richard Coote's Regiment of Foot
- 1702 reformed by Colonel Richard Coote in Ireland
- 1751 became the 39th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 39th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot
- 1794 regiment was captured and reformed in Ireland the following year by absorbing the 104th Regiment of Foot
- 1805 became the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 54th Regiment of Foot to form The Dorsetshire Regiment
- 1951 became The Dorset Regiment
- 1958 amalgamated with The Devonshire Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
- 2005 renamed the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
- 2007 amalgamated with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment to form 1st Battalion The Rifles
External Links
Richard Coote Wikipedia
39th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Dorset Regiment Wikipedia
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment Wikipedia
The Rifles Wikipedia