48th Regiment of Foot
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History
- 1741 raised as James Cholmondeley's Regiment of Foot in Norwich
- 1748 renumbered as the 48th Regiment of Foot
- 1780 became known as the Northamptonshire Regiment
- 1881 united with 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Northamptonshire Regiment
- 1960 amalgamated with 1st Battalion The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 1st Battalion 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire)
- 1964 became 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment
External Links
48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Northamptonshire Regiment Wikipedia
2nd East Anglian Regiment Wikipedia
Royal Anglian Regiment Wikipedia
