45th Regiment of Foot

Also known as The Sherwood Foresters

History

1741 raised as Daniel Houghton's Regiment of Foot
1751 became the 45th Regiment of Foot
1782 became the 45th (the Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
1881 united with 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot to become 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment)
1902 became The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
1970 amalgamated with The Worcestershire Regiment to form The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot)
2007 amalgamated with with The Cheshire Regiment and The Staffordshire Regiment to form The Mercian Regiment