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 Devonshire Regiment including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site.
- The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester, Dorset. Covers the 11th, 39th and 54th Regiments of Foot
- Devon Family History Society
- The Devonshire Regiment and the Tirah Campaign Devon Heritage