48th Regiment of Foot

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Also known as The Northamptonshire Regiment

Chronology

  • 1741 raised as James Cholmondeley's Regiment of Foot in Norwich
  • 1748 renumbered as the 48th Regiment of Foot
  • 1780 became known as the Northamptonshire Regiment
  • 1881 united with 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Northamptonshire Regiment
  • 1960 amalgamated with 1st Battalion The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 1st Battalion 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire)
  • 1964 became 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment

External Links

48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Northamptonshire Regiment Wikipedia
2nd East Anglian Regiment Wikipedia
Royal Anglian Regiment Wikipedia