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*'''1959''' amalgamated into The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) | *'''1959''' amalgamated into The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) | ||
*'''1994''' amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, to form the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. | *'''1994''' amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, to form the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. | ||
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| + | == Service in British India == | ||
| + | *'''1828''' India | ||
| + | *'''1840''' [[1st China War|China]] | ||
| + | *'''1843''' India | ||
| + | *'''1865''' India | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 21 October 2009
Also known as The Hertfordshire Regiment
Chronology
- 1743 raised as Edward Trelawney's Regiment of Foot
- 1751 ranked as the 49th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 49th (the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1816 became the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (or the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 united with 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot, to form The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment)
- 1959 amalgamated into The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
- 1994 amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, to form the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment.
Service in British India
- 1828 India
- 1840 China
- 1843 India
- 1865 India
External Links
49th Regiment of Foot www.regiments.org
Royal Berkshire Regiment Wikipedia
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment Wikipedia
Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment Wikipedia
