47th Regiment of Foot

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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

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