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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043758/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/059-757.htm 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118042206/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/059-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043758/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/059-757.htm 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118042206/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/059-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071218230224/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/030ELanc.htm The East Lancashire Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071218230150/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/030-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118042206/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/059-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071218230224/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/030ELanc.htm The East Lancashire Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071218230150/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/030-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118042206/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/059-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk Lancashire Infantry Museum], includes the East Lancashire Regiment ([[30th Regiment of Foot|30th]] and 59th of Foot), the South Lancashire Regiment ([[40th Regiment of Foot|40th]] and [[82nd Regiment of Foot|82nd]] of Foot), the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment ([[47th Regiment of Foot|47th]] and [[81st Regiment of Foot|81st]] of Foot) | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 02:37, 6 October 2014
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
FIBIS resources
- "Boy Soldier to Lancer: John Arnfield in the Anglo -Sikh Wars" by Ainslie Sharpe FIBIS Journal Number 26 Autumn 2011, pages 31-40. For details of how to access this article, see FIBIS Journals
- John Arnfield was born at sea in 1819. His father Hugh was in the 59th Foot which was in India 1820-1829. When the regiment returned to England in 1829, Hugh Arnfield transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Foot, the Buffs
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
- Lancashire Infantry 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)