11th Regiment of Foot

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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
Devonshire and Dorset Regiment Wikipedia