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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1755''' raised as the 60th Regiment of Foot | *'''1755''' raised as the 60th Regiment of Foot | ||
*''' | *'''1757''' became the 58th Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1782''' became the | *'''1782''' became the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[48th Regiment of Foot]] to form The | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[48th Regiment of Foot]] to become the 2nd Battalion The Northamptonshire Regiment | ||
*'''1948''' regiment reduced to a single battalion | |||
*'''1960''' merged with The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) | |||
*'''1964''' amalgamated with the 1st and 3rd East Anglian Regiments and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to become 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment | |||
== Service in British India== | == Service in British India== | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_(Rutlandshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 58th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_(Rutlandshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 58th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northamptonshire_Regiment The Northamptonshire Regiment] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northamptonshire_Regiment The Northamptonshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_East_Anglian_Regiment 2nd East Anglian Regiment] Wikipedia<br /> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment] Wikipedia<br /> | |||
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 07:51, 22 April 2011
Chronology
- 1755 raised as the 60th Regiment of Foot
- 1757 became the 58th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 48th Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd Battalion The Northamptonshire Regiment
- 1948 regiment reduced to a single battalion
- 1960 merged with The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire)
- 1964 amalgamated with the 1st and 3rd East Anglian Regiments and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to become 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment
Service in British India
External Links
58th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Northamptonshire Regiment Wikipedia
2nd East Anglian Regiment Wikipedia
Royal Anglian Regiment Wikipedia