96th Regiment of Foot

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Known as The Manchester Regiment from 1881.

Chronology

  • 1824 formed as 96th Regiment of Foot at Manchester
  • 1874 deemed to be successor of earlier 96th Regiment
  • 1881 united with 63rd Regiment of Foot to become 2nd Battalion The Manchester Regiment
  • 1958 amalgamated with the King's Regiment (Liverpool) to form the King's Regiment.
  • 2006 amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to form the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)

External links

Historical books online