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
47th (the Lancashire) Regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) including deployments:1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site