47th Regiment of Foot
Chronology
- 1741 raised as Sir John Mordaunt's Regiment of Foot
- 1743 became Peregrine Lascelles' Regiment of Foot
- 1747 ranked as 58th Regiment of Foot
- 1751 became 47th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became 47th (the Lancashire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot, to form The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 1970 amalgamated with The Lancashire Regiment to form The Queen's Lancashire Regiment
Service in British India
- 1808 India (1st Btn)
- 1817 Pindari War (1st Btn)
- 1824 1st Burma War (1st Btn)
- 1881 Bengal (2nd Btn)
- 1884 Bombay (1st Btn)
- 1884 Quetta (1st Btn)
- 1889 Mhow (1st Btn)
- 1892 Kamptee (1st Btn)
- 1910 Poona/Bangalore (2nd Btn)
- 1924 Secunderabad (1st Btn)
- 1929 Calcutta (1st Btn)
- 1931 Waziristan (1st Btn)
- 1932 Cawnpore (1st Btn)
External Links
47th Foot Wikipedia
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia
Queen's Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia