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Known as '''Royal Leicestershire Regiment'''
== Chronology ==
*'''1688''' raised as Richard's Regiment of Foot
*'''1751''' became the 17th Regiment of Foot
*'''1782''' became the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' amalgamated to become The Leicestershire Regiment
*'''1945''' became the Royal Leicestershire Regiment
*'''1948''' became part of the Forester Brigade
*'''1964''' The 1st Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment became the 4th (Leicestershire) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
*''1975''' disbanded
== External Links ==
[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/leicestershire.html Royal Leicestshire Leicestershire Regiment]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
