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2nd Regiment of Foot

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[[Category:British Army]]
[[Category:Regiments]]
 
== History ==
*'''1661 ''' raised as Tangier Regiment of Foot by Earl of Peterborough<br>*'''1685 ''' became Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot known as Kirke's Lambs*'''1703''' renamed the Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot*'''1715''' became Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Foot *'''1725''' became Queen's Own Regiment of Foot*'''1747''' becameQueen's Own Royal Regiment of Foot *'''1751 ''' became 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot*'''1881''' became Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment*'''1921''' became Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)*'''1959''' became The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment by amalgamation with the East Surrey Regiment
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tangier_Regiment Tangier Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.kipar.org/military-history/kirkes_regiment.html Old Tangier Regiment (Kirke's Lambs)]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VNU2hpV9S6IC&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=Colonel+Percy+Kirke&source=bl&ots=wGbzodA9qr&sig=sbqf4lA6xuL8saYdWTIx7-dcW20&hl=en&ei=1Xi7Sf7nNdTIjAeEj5WTCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA114,M1 Kirke & the Lambs in Somerset] Google Books<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Kirke Col Percy Kirke] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Regiment_(West_Surrey) Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)]Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Surrey_Regiment Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment] Wikipedia

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