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*'''2007''' merged with the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles becoming '5 RIFLES' | *'''2007''' merged with the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles becoming '5 RIFLES' | ||
| − | ==Service in India== | + | ==Service in British India== |
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| − | *'''1846''' | + | *'''1801''' [[Ceylon]] |
| + | *'''1803''' [[1st Kandyan War]]''' | ||
| + | *'''1846''' [[Madras]] | ||
*'''1847''' [[Poonamallee]] | *'''1847''' [[Poonamallee]] | ||
*'''1848-50''' [[Bangalore]] | *'''1848-50''' [[Bangalore]] | ||
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*'''1854''' Left [[Burma]] for England | *'''1854''' Left [[Burma]] for England | ||
*'''1857''' Returned to India due to the [[Indian Mutiny]] (see below) | *'''1857''' Returned to India due to the [[Indian Mutiny]] (see below) | ||
| + | *'''1863''' India | ||
| + | *'''1872''' India | ||
| + | *'''1881''' [[Dinapore]] | ||
| + | *'''1886''' [[3rd Burma War]] | ||
===Indian Mutiny=== | ===Indian Mutiny=== | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 30 December 2010
Known as the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI)
Chronology
- 1755 raised in Leeds as the 53rd Regiment of Foot
- 1757 renumbered 51st Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot
- 1809 became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Light Infantry
- 1821 became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) Regiment
- 1881 became the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment)
- 1897 became The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
- 1921 became The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 1968 became the 2nd Battalion of The Light Infantry (2LI)
- 2007 merged with the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles becoming '5 RIFLES'
Service in British India
- 1798 India
- 1801 Ceylon
- 1803 1st Kandyan War
- 1846 Madras
- 1847 Poonamallee
- 1848-50 Bangalore
- 1851 Poonamallee
- 1852 2nd Burma War, served at Pegu
- 1854 Left Burma for England
- 1857 Returned to India due to the Indian Mutiny (see below)
- 1863 India
- 1872 India
- 1881 Dinapore
- 1886 3rd Burma War
Indian Mutiny
With the exception of a few detachments, the regiment saw no action during the Mutiny and thus were not awarded the Indian Mutiny medal.
External Links
- King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Wikipedia
- The Light Infantry Wikipedia
- KOYLIs on Lightinfantry.org
