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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
 
*'''1685''' raised as The Duke of Beaufort's Regiment of Foot  
 
*'''1685''' raised as The Duke of Beaufort's Regiment of Foot  
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*'''2005''' renamed the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry  
 
*'''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
 
*'''2007''' merged with  the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and was designated 1st Battalion The Rifles
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_Regiment Devonshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_and_Dorset_Regiment The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment] Wikipedia
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_Regiment Devonshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_and_Dorset_Regiment The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment] Wikipedia
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Revision as of 09:02, 25 March 2009

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

External Links

Devonshire Regiment Wikipedia
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment Wikipedia