11th Regiment of Foot

Known as The Devonshire Regiment

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

Service in British India

• 1864 India
• 1891 Egypt
• 1892 Thobba
• 1896 Cherat
• 1897 Tirah Campaign
• 1897 Punjab
• 1902 Rhaniket
• 1904 Chaubattia
• 1905 Rangoon
• 1929 Quetta
• 1932 Razmak
• 1934 Calcutta
• 1936 Lucknow
• 1937 Rawalpindi
• 1942 Ceylon
• 1943 Burma

External Links

Historical Books Online

Historical Record of the Eleventh, or the North Devon Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1845 Google Books 1845

Other

Devonshire Regiment Wikipedia
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment Wikipedia
The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester, Dorset
Devon Family History Society