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'''The Essex Regiment known as The Pompadours'''
== Chronology ==
*'''1741''' raised as James Long's Regiment of Foot (ranked as the 55th Regiment of the Line)
*'''1748''' re-ranked as the 44th Regiment of the Line
*'''1751'''renamed the 44th Regiment of Foot
*'''1782''' became the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot to become 1st Battalion '''Essex Regiment'''
*'''1958''' merged with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot)
*'''1964''' became 3rd Battalion of the new Royal Anglian Regiment
*'''1992''' 3rd Battalion disbanded
== Introduction ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_(East_Essex)_Regiment_of_Foot 44th Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_Regiment Essex Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment] Wikipedia
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]
