11th Regiment of Foot

Chronology

1685 raised as The Duke of Beaufort's Regiment of Foot
1751 became the 11th Regiment of Foot
1782 became 11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
1881 became The Devonshire Regiment
1958 amalgamated with The Dorset Regiment to form The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
2005 renamed the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
2007 merged with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and was designated 1st Battalion The Rifles