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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| + | ===Historical Books Online=== | ||
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| + | ''Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1684, and of its subsequent services to 1848'' by Richard Cannon 1848. [http://books.google.com/books?id=9e3adpx9QqEC Google Books]. [http://books.google.com/books?id=9e3adpx9QqEC&pg=PA65 Page 65 states the regiment went to Ceylon in 1837. Later service included China | ||
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[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113000804/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/018RIrish.htm The Royal Irish Regiment] www.regiments.org<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Foot Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)] Wikipedia<br> | [http://web.archive.org/web/20080113000804/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/018RIrish.htm The Royal Irish Regiment] www.regiments.org<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Foot Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 09:42, 7 January 2010
Known as The Royal Irish Regiment
Contents
Chronology
- 1684 raised as the Earl of Granard's Regiment of Foot in Ireland from independent garrison companies; also known until 1751 by the names of other colonels
- 1695 became the Royal Regiment of Ireland
- 1751 became the 18th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became The Royal Irish Regiment
- 1922 disbanded on formation of Irish Free State
British India Service
- 2nd Burma War 1852-53
- 2nd China War 1856-60
- 2nd Afghan War 1879-80
External Links
Historical Books Online
Other
Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1684, and of its subsequent services to 1848 by Richard Cannon 1848. Google Books. [http://books.google.com/books?id=9e3adpx9QqEC&pg=PA65 Page 65 states the regiment went to Ceylon in 1837. Later service included China
Other
The Royal Irish Regiment www.regiments.org
Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922) Wikipedia
