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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_(2nd_Nottinghamshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lancashire_Regiment East Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lancashire_Regiment East Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen's_Lancashire_Regiment Queen's Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen's_Lancashire_Regiment Queen's Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 11:11, 21 August 2011
Also known as The East Lancashire Regiment
Chronology
- 1741 raised as 59th Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with 30th Foot and became 2nd Battalion The East Lancashire Regiment
- 1958 amalgamated with the South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
- 1958 amalgamated with Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) to form Queen's Lancashire Regiment
External Links
- 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- East Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia
- Queen's Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia
- 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site
- The East Lancashire Regiment including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site
- The Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum, includes the East Lancashire Regiment ( 30th and 59th of Foot), the South Lancashire Regiment ( 40th and 82nd of Foot), the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment ( 47th and 81st of Foot)